Definition of Downscaling

1. Verb. (present participle of downscale) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Downscaling

1. downscale [v] - See also: downscale

Lexicographical Neighbors of Downscaling

downregulating
downregulation
downregulations
downright
downrightly
downrightness
downrightnesses
downriver
downrush
downsampling
downsamplings
downscale
downscaled
downscales
downscaling (current term)
downsection
downselect
downselected
downselecting
downselects
downset
downsets
downshift
downshifted
downshifter
downshifters
downshifting
downshifts
downshock

Literary usage of Downscaling

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Turkey by OECD Staff, OECD (2004)
"downscaling the state-owned sector Although the relative size of the public corporate sector declined over the past two decades, it still accounts for 5 per ..."

2. An RDP Policy Audit by Patrick Bond, Meshack Khosa (1999)
"downscaling. Point of departure: The aim of the policy shall be to ameliorate the social consequences of sizable downscaling and mine closure. ..."

3. Population, Land Use, And Environment: Research Directions by Barbara Entwisle, Paul C. Stern (2005)
"For the new estimation problems, referred to as downscaling problems, ... The aim is to develop sequential downscaling methods, which can be used in a ..."

4. Innovative Soil-Plant Systems for Sustainable Agricultural Practices by James Michael Lynch, James Stuart Schepers, Ilhami Ünver (2003)
"Linking the scales In the following section some approaches are discussed which are considered suitable for upscaling, downscaling or both. ..."

5. Global Employment: An International Investigation Into the Future of Work by Mihály Simai, Valentine M. Moghadam, Arvo Kuddo (1995)
"The downscaling of the size of the public sector has also adversely affected women, not only because the government has been a major employer of women in ..."

6. Utilisation and Reliability of High Power Proton Accelerators: Workshop by NEA Nuclear Science Committee (2005)
"The second objective of the present analysis is to evaluate the influence on flow topology of the downscaling of the MYRRHA pool by a factor of up to 10. ..."

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