What does "scale up" mean?

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.

Scale up

Q: What is a synonym for "scale up"?

Common synonyms include: application processing capacity, broaden, capacitate programs, dilating, enlarge, enlarged.

verb

verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see scale, up.
2
increase proportionally wordnet
3
To increase the size of something whilst maintaining proportion.
"Near-synonym: magnify"
4
To change a process in order to allow for greater quantities.
"Near-synonyms: expand, grow"

Synonyms

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application processing capacity broaden capacitate programs dilating enlarge enlarged

Antonyms

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downshift pilot educational innovation pilot study pilots

Example

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"Transects can be taken in localised settings and compared to local visual environments, as in this pilot study. But the technique can be scaled up to larger situations by taking multiple transects from multiple locales and combining the data."

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