rescale

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verb

To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions.

OriginEnglish scale ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla →
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Meanings

verbrescale (third-person singular simple present rescales, present participle rescaling, simple past and past participle rescaled)

present singular third person rescales · participle present rescaling · participle past rescaled · past rescaled

  1. To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions.
  2. To change the scope of a business or project to meet a change in demands.
  3. To scale again

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*wre-
  2. Latinre-
  3. Old Frenchre-
  4. Middle Englishre-
  5. Englishre-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  8. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  9. Latinscāla
  10. Middle Englishscale
  11. Englishscale
  12. Englishrescale

From re- + scale.

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APA

rescale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescale

MLA

“rescale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rescale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rescale.

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