[
US
/ˈskeɪɫ/
]
[ UK /skˈeɪl/ ]
[ UK /skˈeɪl/ ]
VERB
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measure by or as if by a scale
This bike scales only 25 pounds -
reach the highest point of
We scaled the Mont Blanc -
take by attacking with scaling ladders
The troops scaled the walls of the fort - pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
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size or measure according to a scale
This model must be scaled down -
remove the scales from
scale fish -
measure with or as if with scales
scale the gold - climb up by means of a ladder
NOUN
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
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the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
the scale of the map
the scale of the model - a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
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an ordered reference standard
judging on a scale of 1 to 10 - a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
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relative magnitude
they entertained on a grand scale - a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
How To Use scale In A Sentence
- Forbes: In terms of scale, the size of a bank for lending, is there a point where being bigger does not make you more efficient in lending? Transcript: Richard Bove
- Since the extra energy being transferred from one molecule to the next changes the way each absorbs and emits light, the flow of energy can be followed through optical spectroscopy, resolved on a femtosecond timescale.
- The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open. Times, Sunday Times
- Save for a worktable placed almost exactly in the center of the floor, I see only a few benches, some unlit rush lamps, a large set of scales, and a wooden crate, which I discover upon examination contains small crystal vials waiting to be filled. Secret History of Elizabeth Tudor, Vampire Slayer
- The SF - 36 dimension representing role limitations due to emotional problems was dichotomised for analysis, since the original scale contains only four values.
- He declined to give details on who the passengers were except to say they were from a nursing home in Bellaire, an upscale enclave within Houston.
- A series of molecules that Bennett has developed are unique because they have the potential to yield insulated nano-scale wires.
- Another source of energy that is needed in medium - and large-scale plants is diesel fuel required for operating forklifts which is estimated at one litre per ton of final product. Chapter 10
- Some find it repugnant, others see them as casualties in an undeclared war that is greatly preferable to the alternative of full-scale conflict. Times, Sunday Times
- To wake up with her belly-up and demanding affection is to have your heart explode with the kind of joy that compels some people into a life of large-scale oil painting.
