Meanings
prepositional phrase
- Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.
The one-metre-long model of the Bismarck was built exactly to scale, with moving turrets.
1 more example
Maps of the solar system are often not drawn to scale due to the vast distances between the planets.
Translations
French à l'échelle
- à l'échellesuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
German maßstabsgetreu, maßstabsgerecht
- maßstabsgetreusuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
- maßstabsgerechtsuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
Greek υπό κλίμακα
- υπό κλίμακα (ypó klímaka)such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
Hungarian méretarányosan
- méretarányosansuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
Spanish a escala
- a escalasuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
Swedish skalenlig
- skalenligsuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
Turkish mikyaslı, ölçekli
- mikyaslısuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
- ölçeklisuch that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
Cite this entry
APA
to scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20scale
MLA
“to scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20scale. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “to scale,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/to%20scale.
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