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full-scale

full-scale

49 4.1
Complete and using all available resources
  • adjective
  • /fʊl skeɪl/
translation icon : a gran escala
  • The researchers conducted a full-scale study to evaluate the effectiveness of the new vaccine.
  • a full-scale war
  • full-scale production
  • a full-scale operation

He will not initiate a full scale military invasion.

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Examples

  • After months of planning, the team launched a full-scale marketing campaign for the new product.

  • And then we have a full-scale epidemic and a panic on our hands.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • And I remember we did the first full scale test assembly of how we're going to end total failure.

  • This is called a hydrogen fuel cell car and you can make full scale cars that work just like this.

  • It's what you do before you launch a full-scale attack.

  • No one wants a full-scale war.

  • A foundation is working toward building a full-scale model in the western United States.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I'm personally going to head a full-scale investigation into this incident, to discover who was responsible, and to ensure this could never happen again.

  • I'm launching a full-scale recovery.

  • "Full-scale war was raging in Europe."

Synonyms

all-out
vsfull-scale
68 4.1

Very determined and using all available effort

is about total scope and completeness rather than only intensity
large-scale
vsfull-scale
65 3.8

Very large and affecting many people or places

focuses on complete use of resources rather than just large size

Antonyms

203 3.4

Not complete and only in some parts

97 1.9

Having only a small, specific role in an activity

How Complete

full-scale
49 4.1
total
1.0
extensive
330 4.1
partial
203 3.4
limited
162 2.0

Surface Forms

full-scale positive

Morphology

full-scale = full + scale (transparent) = full + scale

The adjective is a straightforward compound of 'full' (complete) + 'scale' (extent), meaning carried out to the full extent.

Etymology

Full-scale comes from full ('complete') and scale ('measure' or 'size'), like a scale that shows how big or strong something is, so full-scale means done at full size or with all available resources.