Scale
Greek Meaning
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English Meaning
- One of the many small platelike dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes, reptiles, and certain mammals.
- A similar part, such as one of the minute structures overlapping to form the covering on the wings of butterflies and moths.
- Pathology A dry thin flake of epidermis shed from the skin.
- A small thin piece.
- Botany A small, thin, usually dry, often appressed plant structure, such as any of the protective leaves that cover a tree bud or the bract that subtends a flower in a sedge spikelet.
- A scale insect.
- A plant disease or infestation caused by scale insects.
- A flaky oxide film formed on a metal, as on iron, that has been heated to high temperatures.
- A flake of rust.
- A hard mineral coating that forms on the inside surface of boilers, kettles, and other containers in which water is repeatedly heated.
- To clear or strip of scale or scales: Scale and clean the fish.
- To remove in layers or scales: scaled off the old paint.
- To cover with scales; encrust.
- To throw (a thin flat object) so that it soars through the air or skips along the surface of water.
- Dentistry To remove (tartar) from tooth surfaces with a pointed instrument.
- Australian To cheat; swindle.
- Australian To ride on (a tram or train, for example) without paying the fare.
- To come off in scales or layers; flake.
- To become encrusted.
- A system of ordered marks at fixed intervals used as a reference standard in measurement: a ruler with scales in inches and centimeters.
- An instrument or device bearing such marks.
- A standard of measurement or judgment; a criterion.
- A proportion used in determining the dimensional relationship of a representation to that which it represents: a world map with a scale of 1:4,560,000.
- A calibrated line, as on a map or an architectural plan, indicating such a proportion.
- Proper proportion: a house that seemed out of scale with its surroundings.
- A progressive classification, as of size, amount, importance, or rank: judging divers' performances on a scale of 1 to 10.
- A relative level or degree: entertained on a lavish scale.
- A minimum wage fixed by contract: musicians playing a benefit concert for scale.
- Mathematics A system of notation in which the values of numerical expressions are determined by their places relative to the chosen base of the system: the decimal scale.
- Music An ascending or descending collection of pitches proceeding by a specified scheme of intervals.
- To climb up or over; ascend: scaled the peak.
- To make in accord with a particular proportion or scale: Scale the model to be one tenth of actual size.
- To alter according to a standard or by degrees; adjust in calculated amounts: scaled down their demands; scaled back the scheduled pay increase.
- To estimate or measure the quantity of lumber in (logs or uncut trees).
- To climb; ascend.
- To rise in steps or stages.
- An instrument or machine for weighing. Often used in the plural.
- Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance.
- To weigh with scales.
- To have a given weight, as determined by a scale: cargo that scales 14 metric tons.