large-scale
1
3.7
- adjective
- /ˈlɑrdʒ skeɪl/
- Specialized
:
a gran escala
- It was a relatively large-scale (1:2,000,000) map that could be used by explorers and surveyors in the field.
Examples
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This time, he selected a large-scale map of the City of London, marked out on the national grid, and a recent edition of the London A to Z Street Atlas and Index.
Fiction book (1991) -
So I set out to find Sam Boot Road, which wasn't marked on the only large-scale map I'd been able to find.
Fiction book (2000) -
In the gift shop, he bought a book of large-scale maps of Washington and its suburbs, then rented a car and drove into the city.
Fiction book (1994) -
When listing a site, the committee must decide exactly what is to be listed, and a clear delimitation should be drawn on a large-scale map if the protection is to be ensured.
Academic text (1992) -
In contrast to systems like the intertidal zone that experience frequent disturbances over short periods of time, embedded in a community recovering in a mosaic fashion, other systems experience longer, larger-scale cycles of change.
Academic text (2008) -
Back at their base, he and the captain had spent hours poring over a series of large-scale, high-definition photographs, kindly provided by an American U-2 mission out of their Taif base, which formed a picture better than a mere map.
Fiction book (1994) -
The center sells thousands of highly detailed, large-scale, multicolor topographic maps covering all the states in the West.
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There is a large-scale replica of the new campus for visitors to explore.
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Lawler and his staff became the first U.S. practitioners to launch MST on a large-scale in clinical settings.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Bigger than average in size, number, or amount
∞
1.0
Very large in size, amount, or degree
∞
1.0
Very large in size or number
∞
1.0
Large in size, amount, or range
940
2.9
Very large and impressive in scale
878
1.0
Very large in size
842
2.1
Very large in size, amount, or effect
721
2.1
Very large in size or amount
141
3.7
Very large in size, amount, or degree
139
3.2
Very large, much bigger than normal
64
3.7
Quite large in size or amount
55
4.7
So large in size or amount that it causes great surprise
49
4.1
Complete and using all available resources
26
5.4
Very large and wide, often used for places or plans
19
7.3
Very large, much bigger than usual
16
6.3
Very large and impressive like a famous building or statue
5
3.9
Very large in size or amount
On a large or impressive scale
Antonyms
How Large
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Large-scale joins large ('big') and scale ('size' or 'level of detail'), like in a 'scale model' that shows small parts clearly. So a large-scale map or plan is drawn to show more detail, almost like a close-up of an area.