Sentence examples for not to scale from inspiring English sources

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drawings not to scale

diagram not to scale

drawing not to scale

images not to scale

illustration not to scale

The phrase "not to scale" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that a diagram or drawing is not drawn proportionally and should not be used as an accurate measure of size or quantity. For example, "The map of the city shown in this brochure is not to scale."

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Image not to scale.

Harvard University

Arrow lengths not to scale.

Nature

Diagram is not to scale.

The Washington Post

Fence depiction is not to scale.

The New Yorker

For clarity, sizes are not to scale.

Nature

Satellites and orbits are not to scale.

The Washington Post

The price — about $4,000 — is not to scale.

The New York Times

This one is a Lone Star Tick, not to scale (they are much smaller).

Cornell University

The dots are not to scale, and space is a very big place.

University of California, Berkeley

Figure 6.2: A schematic drawing of the ACIS focal plane, not to scale.

Harvard University

The arrangement and relative sizes of the four planets around Kepler-223, though not to scale.

University of California, Berkeley

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