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noun
1.
Zoology.
a.
one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins.
b.
one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes.
2.
any thin, platelike piece, lamina, or flake that peels off from a surface, as from the skin.
3.
Botany.
a.
Also called bud scale. a rudimentary body, usually a specialized leaf and often covered with hair, wax, or resin, enclosing an immature leaf bud.
b.
a thin, scarious or membranous part of a plant, as a bract of a catkin.
5.
EXPANDa coating or incrustation, as on the inside of a boiler, formed by the precipitation of salts from the water.
6.
Often, scales. Metallurgy.
a.
an oxide, especially an iron oxide, occurring in a scaly form on the surface of metal brought to a high temperature.
b.
Also called mill scale. such scale formed on iron or steel during hot-rolling.
7.
COLLAPSEOrigin:
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French escale < West Germanic *skāla; akin to scale2; (v.) late Middle English scalen to remove scales from, derivative of the noun
1250–1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French escale < West Germanic *skāla; akin to scale2; (v.) late Middle English scalen to remove scales from, derivative of the noun
Related forms
scale·less, adjective
scale·like, adjective
noun
Idioms1.
Often, scales. a balance or any of various other instruments or devices for weighing: We gave the parents a baby scale. The butcher placed the meat on the scales.
2.
Also called scalepan. either of the pans or dishes of a balance.
3.
6.
tip the scale/scales,
a.
to weigh: He tips the scales at 190 lbs.
b.
to turn the trend of favor, control, etc.: The present crisis should tip the scales for our candidate.
7.
turn the scale/scales, to decide in favor of one side or faction; determine the outcome: It would take a miracle to turn the scales for us now.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse skālar (plural), cognate with Old English scealu scale (of a balance)
1175–1225; Middle English < Old Norse skālar (plural), cognate with Old English scealu scale (of a balance)
noun
1.
a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
2.
a series of marks laid down at determinate distances, as along a line, for purposes of measurement or computation: the scale of a thermometer.
3.
a graduated line, as on a map, representing proportionate size.
4.
a table of graduated rates, as of prices or wages: These unions use different scales.
5.
EXPANDa wage that conforms to such rates: How much is scale?
6.
Also called union scale. a wage fixed by contract that is the minimum permitted to be paid to or accepted by a particular category of employed persons: All actors and musicians for the performance, including the stars, are working for scale.
7.
an instrument with graduated spaces, as for measuring.
8.
9.
the ratio of distances or sometimes of areas on a map to the corresponding values on the earth.
10.
a certain relative or proportionate size or extent: They built a residence on a yet more magnificent scale.
11.
a standard of measurement or estimation; point of reference by which to gauge or rate: We have no scale by which to judge his achievements.
12.
Music. a succession of tones ascending or descending according to fixed intervals, especially such a series beginning on a particular note: the major scale of C.
13.
Education, Psychology. a graded series of tests or tasks for measuring intelligence, achievement, adjustment, etc.
14.
Arithmetic. a system of numerical notation: the decimal scale.
15.
anything by which one may ascend.
16.
COLLAPSEObsolete.
a.
a ladder.
b.
a flight of stairs.
verb (used with object)
17.
to climb by or as if by a ladder; climb up or over.
18.
to make according to scale.
19.
to adjust in amount according to a fixed scale or proportion (often followed by down or up): to scale down wages.
20.
to measure by or as if by a scale.
21.
EXPANDLumbering.
a.
to measure (logs).
b.
to estimate the amount of (standing timber).
22.
COLLAPSEAustralian Informal. to ride on (public transportation) without paying the fare.
verb (used without object)
23.
to climb; ascend; mount.
24.
to progress in a graduated series.
Origin:
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin scālae ladder, stairs; (v.) Middle English < Old French escaler or Medieval Latin scālāre, both ≪ Latin scāla, scālae
1350–1400; (noun) Middle English < Latin scālae ladder, stairs; (v.) Middle English < Old French escaler or Medieval Latin scālāre, both ≪ Latin scāla, scālae
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Word Origin & History
scale
"to climb," c.1380, from L. scala, from scandere "to climb" (see scan). This is also the source (perhaps via It. scala) of the noun in the musical sense (1597), and the meaning "proportion of a representation to the actual object" (1662). Scale down "reduce" is attested from 1887.
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Medical Dictionary
scale 3
n.
An instrument or a machine for weighing.
Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance.
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Science Dictionary
scale 2  (skāl) Pronunciation Key
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Cultural Dictionary
scale definition
A system of marks set at fixed intervals, used as a standard for measurement.
Note: On a map, plan, or chart, a scale indicates the proportion between the representation and what it represents, such as the legend “One inch equals twenty miles” on a map.
Note: Temperature scales divide up the range of temperatures into equal degrees.
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