large-scale

2 definitions found

large-scale - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  large-scale \large-scale\ adj.
     1. large in area, scope or degree; as, a large-scale attack
        on AIDS is needed.
  
     Syn: extensive, wide-ranging.
          [WordNet 1.5]
  
     2. constructed or drawn to a big scale[4]; as, large-scale
        maps. See 3rd scale, n., sense 4.
        [WordNet 1.5]
  
     3. widespread; applying to all or most members of a category
        or group.
  
     Syn: mass.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] Largess

large-scale - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  large-scale
      adj 1: unusually large in scope; "a large-scale attack on AIDS
             is needed"
      2: constructed or drawn to a big scale; "large-scale maps"