Scale

Meaning

Noun

●

A

; a

of

; a means of ascending.

●

An

, usually

used for

, means of

a magnitude.

●

Size; scope.

●

The

of

to

.

●

In Measuring instruments:

A

or

associated with a

, used to

when the

has been

or reduced.

●

In Music:

A

of

an

,

, or

, used to make melodies.

●

A

for a

system; radix.

●

Gradation;

of

and

and

;

;

of

or order.

●

A

amount of money to be

by a

or

,

by a union.

●

Part of an

of many small,

and

of

the

of an

,

a

or reptile.

●

A small

of

, many of which

the

of a

or

to give them their color.

●

A

of

of an

with dermatitis.

●

Part of an

of many small,

and

a

that

when

to

seeds.

●

The

off

metal.

●

Scale

(

).

●

Limescale.

●

In Scale insects:

A

insect.

●

The

of the

of a pocketknife.

●

A

to

or weight.

●

Either of the

,

, or

of a

or scales.

Verb

●

To change the

of something whilst

; especially to change a process in order to

much

of the

product.

●

To

to the

of.

●

In Computing:

To

significant

in

or other

factors.

●

To

,

or

a

or system.

●

To

the

of.

●

To become

; to

or develop scales.

●

To

or

of

; to descale.

●

In Measuring instruments:

To

in

or

, as

from the

; to

off, as a surface.

●

To

and

in

or laminae.

●

In British English & Scottish English:

To

; to spread.

●

To

, as the

a

, by the

of a small

of powder.

Sourced from

Origin

scale

English

scala

Latin

scando

Latin

scale

Middle English (1100-1500)

scealu

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

skál

Old Norse

Sourced from

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