rescale

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Old French re-bor.

Middle English re-

English re-

Proto-Indo-European *skend-der.

Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂

Proto-Italic *skand-slā

Latin scālabor.

Middle English scale

English scale

English rescale

From re- + scale.

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.
2. To change the scope of a business or project to meet a change in demands.
3. To scale again

Derived terms

• rescaler
• unrescaled

Anagrams

• sarcele, sarcelé, cereals, scleræ, relaces, Elsecar, alerces, sclerae