scalable

CEFRB2

/ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/

adjective

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Able to grow or handle more work without major problems.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.

Examples

  • A scalable business can grow without being too expensive.

  • The startup built a scalable software platform for global clients.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2

Also pronounced

  • [ˈskæɪ̯.lə.bɫ̩]
  • [ˈskeɪ̯.lə.bɫ̩]

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.

  2. Capable of being climbed.

  3. Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.

More examples

In context

  • The system is designed to be highly scalable and fast.

  • Most systems have a small host table, but it cannot be used for all applications because it is not scalable and does not have a standard method for automatic distribution.

  • To use one of the ugliest words in the contemporary lexicon, Glasman and his colleagues believe that micro-democracy is scalable: get it right at the local level, and the rest will follow.

Antonyms

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Origin

adjective

From scale + -able.