to scale
Maintaining relative sizes
To scale means in proportion to actual size, maintaining the same ratios while changing dimensions: The architect built a model to scale.
In technology and business, to scale (or at scale) means to grow while maintaining efficiency: The startup struggled to manufacture to scale.
Something that scales well handles increased demand without proportional increases in cost or complexity.
- resizeChange an object's dimensions
- growIncrease in size
- expandIncrease in size
- ramp upIncrease intensity or pace
- surmountPrevail over difficulty
calibrate · adapt · normalize · measure · amplify · enlarge · ascend · multiply · adjust · extend · growth mindset · climb · weigh · fish ladder · level up · fit · broaden · increase
to scaleout of proportion
Not correctly scaled
distorted · disproportionate · unscaled · warped · skewed
to scalefreehand
Drawn without mechanical aids
eyeballed · unmeasured · off-the-cuff · loose · gestural
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