downscale

English

Etymology

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English down-
Proto-Indo-European *skend-der.
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
Proto-Italic *skand-slā
Latin scālabor.
Middle English scale
English scale
English downscale

    From down- + scale.

    Adjective

    downscale (comparative more downscale, superlative most downscale)

    1. Being downmarket, of a lower quality.
    2. Of a series of notes, falling in pitch in regular or musical intervals; descending.

    Verb

    downscale (third-person singular simple present downscales, present participle downscaling, simple past and past participle downscaled)

    1. To reduce in size; to downsize.

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