- nounscale (noun) · scales (plural noun)
- each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
- a thick, dry flake of skin.
- a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract.
- each of numerous microscopic structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.
- 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"
verbscale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)- 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"
- (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"
OriginMiddle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale.nounscales (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)- (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.
- SOUTH AFRICAN ENGLISHa large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink.
verbscale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)- weigh a specified weight:"some men scaled less than ninety pounds"
OriginMiddle 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’.nounscale (noun) · scales (plural noun) · scale of notation (noun) · scales of notation (plural noun)- 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"
- 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"
- musican 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"
- mathematicsa 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"
- photographythe range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.
verbscale (verb) · scales (third person present) · scaled (past tense) · scaled (past participle) · scaling (present participle)- climb up or over (something high and steep):"thieves scaled an 8-foot fence"
- 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.
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHestimate 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"
Originlate 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’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- 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:
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- A scale can refer to1234:
- An instrument or machine for weighing.
- A device that is used for weighing people or things.
- A set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something.
- A set of numbers that help to measure or quantify objects. A scale on the graph shows the way the numbers or pictures are used in data.
Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.: an instrument or machine for weighing 2 a : a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its endsusually used in plural b : either pan or tray of a balancewww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scale: a device that is used for weighing people or thingswww.britannica.com/dictionary/scalea set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/scaleIn simple words, a scale is a set of numbers that help to measure or quantify objects. A scale on the graph shows the way the numbers or pictures are used in data.www.splashlearn.com/math-vocabulary/measurem… Scale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
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