The model of the new city hall is 'to scale'. [=the model shows exactly how the parts will relate to each other when it is built]
She 'scaled the heights of' the publishing industry. [=she rose to a very high position in the publishing industry]
Their equipment isn't suitable for 'large-scale' production. [=it cannot be used to make things in large amounts]
(..) I love him! That was a good-size twister. What was that? An F-? F-. I'm lost again. It's the Fujita scale. It measures a tornado's intensity by how much it eats. Eats? Destroys. That encounter we had was a strong F-, F-, maybe. (..)1996 Twister