-SIZE


Meaning of -SIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -saɪz ]

or -sized

1.

You can use -size or -sized in combination with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is the same size as something else.

...golfball-sized lumps of coarse black rock.

COMB in ADJ

2.

You can use -size or -sized in combination with adjectives to form adjectives which describe the size of something.

...full-size gymnasiums.

...a medium-sized college.

COMB in ADJ

3.

You can use -size or -sized in combination with nouns to form adjectives which indicate that something is big enough or small enough to be suitable for a particular job or purpose.

...a small passport-size photograph.

...a child-sized knife.

COMB in ADJ

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