Phrase guide

to scale

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The one-metre-long model of the Bismarck was built exactly to scale, with moving turrets.
  • Maps of the solar system are often not drawn to scale due to the vast distances between the planets.

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: à l'échelle — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • German: maßstabsgetreu — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • German: maßstabsgerecht — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • Greek: υπό κλίμακα (ypó klímaka) — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • Hungarian: méretarányosan — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • Spanish: a escala — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • Swedish: skalenlig — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • Turkish: mikyaslı — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original
  • Turkish: ölçekli — such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original