scaleback

An operation by which something is scaled back or reduced.

Noun archaic

  1. Any member of numerous species of marine annelids of the Polynoidae family, with two rows of scale-like elytra along the back

    Synonyms: scale worm

Origin

From scale + back.

Forms

scalebacks

Noun Entry 2

  1. An operation by which something is scaled back or reduced.
    • Budgetary constraints led to a scaleback in quality.

    Synonyms: scaledown

Origin

Deverbal from scale back.

Forms

scalebacks