"rescale" meaning in English

See rescale in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: rescales [present, singular, third-person], rescaling [participle, present], rescaled [participle, past], rescaled [past]
Etymology: re- + scale Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|scale}} re- + scale Head templates: {{en-verb}} rescale (third-person singular simple present rescales, present participle rescaling, simple past and past participle rescaled)
  1. To alter the scale of a drawing or project; to change the physical proportions.
    Sense id: en-rescale-en-verb-~VhFboIC
  2. To change the scope of a business or project to meet a change in demands.
    Sense id: en-rescale-en-verb--nPl59kX
  3. To scale again
    Sense id: en-rescale-en-verb-tOpTy6r1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 8 86 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 29 27 44

Inflected forms

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