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    scale
    [skāl]
    noun
    scale (noun) · scales (plural noun)
    1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
    2. a thick, dry flake of skin.
      • a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract.
      • each of numerous microscopic structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.
    3. a flaky covering or deposit.
      • a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime:
        "banging sounds emanating from the boiler may be caused by a buildup of scale"
      • tartar formed on teeth.
      • a coating of oxide formed on heated metal:
        "a spray-on chemical for removing welding scale and heat discoloration from stainless steel"
    verb
    scale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)
    1. remove scale or scales from:
      "he scales the fish and removes the innards"
      • remove tartar from (teeth) by scraping them:
        "dental hygienists give treatment such as scaling and polishing teeth"
    2. (especially of the skin) form scales:
      "the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area"
      • come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off:
        "the paint was scaling from the brick walls"
    Origin
    Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale.
    scale
    [skāl]
    noun
    scales (noun) · scales (plural noun) · pair of scales (noun) · pairs of scales (plural noun) · scale (noun) · scale pan (noun) · scale pans (plural noun) · the Scales (plural noun)
    1. (scales)
      an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism:
      "bathroom scales" · "kitchen scales"
      • either of the dishes on a simple balance.
      • (the Scales)
        the zodiacal sign or constellation Libra.
    2. SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISH
      a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink.
    verb
    scale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)
    1. weigh a specified weight:
      "some men scaled less than ninety pounds"
    Origin
    Middle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup’, surviving in South African English): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl’, also to English dialect shale ‘dish’.
    scale
    [skāl]
    noun
    scale (noun) · scales (plural noun) · scale of notation (noun) · scales of notation (plural noun)
    1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something:
      "company employees have hit the top of their pay scales"
      • the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest:
        "two men at opposite ends of the social scale"
      • a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something:
        "the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right"
      • a device having a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something:
        "she read the exact distance off a scale"
      • a rule determining the distances between marks on a scale:
        "the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale"
    2. the relative size or extent of something:
      "no one foresaw the scale of the disaster" · "everything in the house is on a grand scale"
      • a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan:
        "a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building" · "a map on a scale of 1:2500"
    3. music
      an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch:
      "the scale of C major"
      • (scales)
        the exercise of performing the notes of one or more scales as a form of practice by a singer or musician:
        "in music class I dread having to sing scales" · "he thinks guitarists in particular don't spend nearly enough time practicing scales"
    4. mathematics
      a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base:
      "the conversion of the number to the binary scale"
    5. photography
      the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.
    verb
    scale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)
    1. climb up or over (something high and steep):
      "thieves scaled an 8-foot fence"
    2. represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
      • (of a quantity or property) be variable according to a particular scale.
    3. NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISH
      estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree):
      "the operators were accustomed to having their logs scaled for inventory control"
    Origin
    late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’.
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    noun
    1. each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
    2. a thick, dry flake of skin.
      noun
      1. an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism:
        noun
        1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something:
          • the relative size or extent of something:
            • a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan:
              relative size
          verb
          1. climb up or over (something high and steep):
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          What does scaled mean?verb (used with object),scaled, scal·ing. to remove the scales or scale from: to scale a fish. to remove in scales or thin layers. to cover with an incrustation or scale. to skip, as a stone over water. Dentistry. to remove (calculus) from the teeth with instruments. verb (used without object),scaled, scal·ing. to come off in scales.
          What is a scale used for?for measuring A scale is a set of levels or numbers which are used in a particular system of measuring things or comparing things. ...an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale. fish, reptile The scales of a fish or reptile are the small, flat pieces of hard skin that cover its body. Remove the scales from the fish skin.
          What is scale in physics?Scale is a ratio that represents the relationship between the dimensions of a model and the corresponding dimensions on the actual figure or object. It helps in representing real-world things on paper with comparatively smaller dimensions. Scale is mostly used in maps and blueprints used for the construction of buildings.
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