Scale - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
the scale of the model
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin (syn: exfoliation, scurf)
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) (syn: plate, shell)
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
verb
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- remove the scales from (syn: descale)
Extra examples
The waitress received much scale at the hotel.
The scale was trembling between life and death.
The single tusk of the big elephant scaled one hundred and sixty pounds.
The variables are scaled in various ways.
Rebecca Stephens was the first British woman to scale Everest.
Earthquakes are measured on the Richter scale.
We had underestimated the scale of the problem.
There has been housing development on a massive scale since 1980.
Most alternative technologies work best on a small scale.
A structural survey revealed the full scale of the damage.
I was shocked by the sheer scale (=very big scale) of the destruction.
Pollution could cause changes to weather patterns on a global scale.
Large firms benefit from economies of scale (=ways of saving money because they are big).
Some rural schools have 50 pupils, while at the other end of the scale are city schools with nearly 5,000 pupils.
She gradually made her way up the social scale.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: scale
he/she/it: scales
present participle: scaling
past tense: scaled
past participle: scaled
singular: scale
plural: scales
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