Adjective
Of the same size, scale, or proportions as an original object.
Usage- not-comparable
- of a model or replica
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The museum has a full-scale replica of a Viking ship.
Thorough; complete; not lacking in any detail.
Usage- not-comparable
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The business consultants performed a full-scale analysis of current market conditions.
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Sunday, November 6, was spent in a second full-scale dress rehearsal of the complete weekday electric timetable, […] during which the public were invited to make their first trial of the trains—and 15,000 did so.
Most ship-to-ship engagements are skirmishes between patrol vessels of cruiser weight and below, with dreadnoughts and carriers only deployed in full-scale fleet actions. Battles in open space are short and often inconclusive, as the weaker opponent generally disengages.
Perhaps Mr Putin is planning a full-scale invasion, with Russian forces thrusting deep into Ukraine to seize the capital, Kyiv, and overthrow the government.
Adjective
using all available resources
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all-out war
a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants