to downscale
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4.3
- verb
- /ˈdaʊnˌskeɪl/
:
reducir
- A few states have already made relevant RCM data available to the public. California, for example, recently unveiled Cal-Adapt, a website produced by the state's science and research community that describes potential changes in wildfire activity, sea-level rise, snowpack, and temperature, all downscaled to the state's geography.
- downscaled temperature projections
- downscaled temperature
- downscaled climate
Examples
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The temperature-specific relative risks derived from the no adaptation, high-adaptation, and low-adaptation scenarios were applied to the daily, downscaled temperature projections until 2100.
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In a few cases, public health officials and resource managers have already begun using these downscaled data to develop climate-change adaptation plans.
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And during those years, it never downscaled to account for its lacking user base.
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Public health scientists are continuing to analyze the NYCHP's downscaled data.
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Downscaled regional climate models (RCMs) provide grist for climate change adaptation planning at the local and regional level.
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Researchers can downscale emissions scenarios for many models and many decades or even centuries with this approach because the statistical approach requires less computational effort than dynamical downscaling.
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The company plans to downscale its operations to reduce costs and increase efficiency.
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To save money, they decided to downscale their vacation plans this year.
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After reviewing their budget, the family downscaled their plans for a new car.
Synonyms
∞
1.6
To make something smaller in amount, size, or number
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2.0
To make something smaller in amount or size
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3.7
To become less in size, importance, or value
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2.8
Become less in amount or value
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3.0
Make an amount or level lower
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2.7
To make something smaller in amount or number
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2.8
To make something smaller in amount or strength
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5.1
To make a list or group smaller by removing items over time
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4.4
Make something smaller by removing parts you do not need
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4.0
To make something smaller in size or amount
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4.1
Make something smaller, like a product or living space
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4.1
To make a feeling, sound, or action less strong
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3.4
To make something smaller by cutting or removing parts
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4.3
Reduce something to a lower level, for example power or voltage
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8.4
To make something smaller so it uses less space or time
Antonyms
How Reduced
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Morphology
Etymology
The word downscale comes from down ('lower') and scale ('size' or 'level'), so to downscale something is to make it smaller or simpler, often to cut costs or fit a lower budget.