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Scale
To change an object's horizontal and vertical dimensions proportionally by a specified percentage. For example, a rectangle with a height of 1" and a width of 2" that is scaled by 150% results in a height of 1.5" and a width of 3". The aspect ratio of 1:2 (height to width) is maintained
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- Part of Speech: noun
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- Industry/Domain: Software
- Category: Graphic design software
- Company: Corel
- Product: CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4
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