to rescale
- verb
- /ˌriːˈskeɪl/
- To ensure accurate results, it is important to rescale the data based on the new parameters.
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Watch on YouTubeI can only take an ellipse and I'm allowed to translate it and rescale.
- I can only take an ellipse and I'm allowed to translate it and rescale.
- So the way this plot is made is also allowing for rescaling by the use of masks.
Examples
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We have done a lot more to provide resources to help Singaporeans rescale and upscale.
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Let's just move it around and rescale it a bit.
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The final step in the goal-setting process involves checking in with the client to rescale all areas of the Life Map.
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And I want to simplify it a little bit for you by just rescaling the coordinates.
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If you rescale the images through media queries rather than resizing the image beforehand, the results are significantly different.
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Besides, when you rescale a larger logo to a smaller size, the letters and the pixels will not be as clear and impressive as they actually are.
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Project rescales the events of history, fitting them within a contemporary poetic landscape.
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Clearly, it has had a lot of money spent on it (a responsive design! Nice—i.e., it rescales itself according to the device you're using to view it).
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The graphic designer had to rescale the image to fit the webpage layout properly.
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When the project scope changed, we needed to rescale our budget and resources accordingly.
Synonyms
To change the size or amount of something to fit a standard
To change the size of something, for example a picture or window, to make it fit better
Make something larger or smaller so it fits
How Adjusted
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Rescale comes from re- meaning 'again' and scale meaning 'measure' or 'size', the same scale you see in 'scale up' or on a map. So, to rescale something is to change its size or measurement again, for example making a picture bigger or smaller so it fits.