"overscale" meaning in English

See overscale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: over- + scale Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|scale}} over- + scale Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} overscale (not comparable)
  1. Out of scale; much too large for the context in which it exists Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: overscaled Related terms: overscaling
    Sense id: en-overscale-en-adj-P0~7vRZR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

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