to scale
Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the…Drawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.
» Make sure you draw the house to scale.
Meaning
1 sensesDrawn, designed or constructed such that each dimension has the same proportion to the original.
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.
maßstabsgetreu, maßstabsgerecht
Examples
11 sentencesMake sure you draw the house to scale.
Tom put the bag of apples on to the scales.
deTom stellte die Tüte Äpfel auf die Waage.
His study urges governments and specialists from many disciplines to support wide-scale forest monitoring.
The upshot of the decision was that a number of charitable organisations had to scale back their operations.
Modern harps have a series of pedals that enable the performer to tune the instrument to any diatonic scale.
deModerne Harfen haben eine Reihe Pedale, die es dem Spieler ermöglichen, das Instrument gemäß jeder diatonischen Tonleiter zu stimmen.