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Definitions of scale
  1. noun
    a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

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  2. verb
    remove the scales from
    "scale fish"

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  3. noun
    (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

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  4. noun
    a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

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  5. verb
    reach the highest point of
    "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

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  6. noun
    a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

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  7. noun
    an ordered reference standard
    "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
  8. noun
    a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

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  9. noun
    a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
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    an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
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  11. verb
    climb up by means of a ladder
  12. verb
    measure by or as if by a scale
    "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
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  13. verb
    measure with or as if with scales
    "scale the gold"
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  14. verb
    pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
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  15. noun
    relative magnitude
    "they entertained on a grand scale"
  16. verb
    size or measure according to a scale
    "This model must be scaled down"
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  17. verb
    take by attacking with scaling ladders
    "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
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  18. noun
    the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
    "the scale of the map" "the scale of the model"
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Definition that contains scale
  • plan scale drawing of a structure
  • fish scale scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish
  • alula scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
  • coccid insect scale insects and mealybugs
  • logarithmic scale scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers
  • pseudococcidae scalelike insects: mealybugs
  • architectural plan scale drawing of a structure
  • calypter scalelike structure between the base of the wing and the halter of a two-winged fly
  • coccoidea scale insects and mealybugs
  • floor plan scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation
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