scale down

/skeɪl daʊn/
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Other forms: scaled down; scales down

Definitions of scale down
  1. verb
    reduce proportionally
    “The model is scaled down”
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    antonyms:
    scale up
    increase proportionally
    type of:
    proportion
    adjust in size relative to other things
    rescale
    establish on a new scale
  2. verb
    make smaller
    synonyms: reduce
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    type of:
    reduce, shrink
    reduce in size; reduce physically
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