small-scale

Questions about small-scale

What does small-scale mean?

small-scale means "created or drawn on a small scale". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in small-scale?

small-scale has 3 syllables and divides as small--sca-le under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for small-scale?

Close synonyms include minor, modest, small, pocket-size, pocket-sized. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is small-scale a common word?

small-scale is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.