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full-scale

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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adj

Meaning 1

Of the same size, scale, or proportions as an original object.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The museum has a full-scale replica of a Viking ship.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Thorough; complete; not lacking in any detail.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • The business consultants performed a full-scale analysis of current market conditions.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

using all available resources

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • all-out war
  • a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: all-out

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: поўнамашта́бны (pownamaštábny) — thorough
  • Bulgarian: пълен (pǎlen) — thorough
  • Bulgarian: изчерпателен (izčerpatelen) — thorough
  • Chinese Mandarin: 全面 (quánmiàn) — thorough
  • French: complet — thorough
  • French: général — thorough
  • French: total — thorough
  • French: à grande échelle — thorough
  • Italian: in piena regola — thorough
  • Polish: pełnoskalowy — thorough
  • Russian: полномасшта́бный (polnomasštábnyj) — thorough
  • Russian: по́лный (pólnyj) — thorough
  • Russian: исче́рпывающий (isčérpyvajuščij) — thorough
  • Spanish: a plena escala — thorough
  • Spanish: a gran escala — thorough
  • Swedish: fullskalig — thorough
  • Ukrainian: повномасшта́бний (povnomasštábnyj) — thorough
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