scale

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noun (1)

ˈskāl

: an instrument or machine for weighing

: a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends

—usually used in plural

: either pan or tray of a balance

scale

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verb (1)

scaled; scaling

transitive verb

: to weigh in scales

intransitive verb

: to have a specified weight on scales

scale

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noun (2)

: a small, flattened, rigid, and definitely circumscribed plate forming part of the external body covering especially of a fish

: a small thin plate suggesting a fish scale

scales of mica

the scales on a moth's wing

: the scaly covering of a scaled animal

: a small thin dry lamina shed (as in many skin diseases) from the skin

: a thin coating, layer, or incrustation: such as

: a usually black scaly coating of oxide forming on the surface of a metal (such as iron) when it is heated for processing

: a hard incrustation usually rich in sulfate of calcium that is deposited on the inside of a vessel (such as a boiler) in which water is heated

: a modified leaf protecting a seed plant bud before expansion

: a thin, membranous, chaffy, or woody bract

: any of the small overlapping usually metal pieces forming the outer surface of scale armor

: scale armor

: scale insect

: infestation with or disease caused by scale insects

scaled

ˈskāld

adjective

scaleless

ˈskāl-ləs

adjective

scale

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verb (2)

scaled; scaling

transitive verb

: to remove the scale or scales from (as by scraping)

scale a fish

: to take off in thin layers or scales

scale tartar from the teeth

: to throw (something, such as a thin, flat stone) so that the edge cuts the air or so that it skips on water : skim

intransitive verb

: to separate and come off in scales : flake

: to shed scales

scaling skin

scale

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noun (3)

: a graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals

: something graduated especially when used as a measure or rule: such as

: an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances

: a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (such as the height of the mercury in a thermometer)

: ruler sense 3

: a graduated series or scheme of rank or order

a scale of taxation

: minimum wage sense 2

: a proportion between two sets of dimensions (as between those of a drawing and its original)

: a distinctive relative size, extent, or degree

projects done on a large scale

: a graded series of tests or of performances used in rating individual intelligence or achievement

archaic : a means of ascent

obsolete : ladder

scale adjective

scale

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verb (3)

scaled; scaling

transitive verb

: to climb up or reach by means of a ladder

: to attack with or take by means of scaling ladders

scale a castle wall

: to reach the highest point of : surmount

scale a mountain

: to pattern, make, regulate, set, or estimate according to some rate or standard : adjust

a production schedule scaled to actual need

—often used with back, down, or up

scale down imports

: to arrange in a graduated series

c(1)

: to measure by or as if by a scale

(2)

: to measure or estimate the sound content of (logs, standing timber, etc.)

intransitive verb

: to climb by or as if by a ladder

: to rise in a graduated series

: measure

scale

7 of 7

noun (4)

: an estimate of the amount of sound lumber in logs or standing timber

obsolete : escalade

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell — more at shell

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French escale, eschale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scealu shell, husk — more at shell

Noun (3)

Middle English, from Late Latin scala ladder, staircase, from Latin scalae, plural, stairs, rungs, ladder; akin to Latin scandere to climb — more at scan

Verb (3) and Noun (4)

Middle English, from scale entry 5

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b

Verb (1)

1691, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (3)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b

Verb (3)

14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b

Noun (4)

circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

scale 1 of 5

noun

ˈskāl

: either pan of a balance or the balance itself

: a device for weighing

scale

2 of 5

noun

: one of the small stiff plates that cover much of the body of some animals (as fish and snakes)

: a thin layer or part suggesting a fish scale

the scales on a butterfly's wing

scale

3 of 5

verb

scaled; scaling

: to remove the scales of

They scaled the fish.

: flake entry 2

My dry skin was scaling.

scale

4 of 5

verb

scaled; scaling

: to climb by or as if by a ladder

Climbers scaled the cliff.

: to regulate or set according to a standard

—often used with down or up

I scaled down my plan.

scale

5 of 5

noun

: a series of musical tones going up or down in pitch in fixed steps

: a series of spaces marked off by lines and used for measuring distances or amounts

a thermometer's scale

: a series of like things arranged in order (as according to size or degree)

a color scale

: the size of a picture, plan, or model of a thing compared to the size of the thing itself

The scale of the model is {frac1/35}.

: a standard for measuring or judging

On a scale of one to ten, I give it an eight.

: the size or extent of something especially in comparison to something else They throw parties on a large scale.

Medical Definition

scale 1 of 5

noun

ˈskā(ə)l

: either pan or tray of a balance

: a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends

—usually used in plural

: an instrument or machine for weighing

scale

2 of 5

verb

scaled; scaling

transitive verb

: to weigh in scales

intransitive verb

: to have a specified weight on scales

scale

3 of 5

noun

: a small thin dry lamina shed (as in many skin diseases) from the skin

: a film of tartar encrusting the teeth

scale

4 of 5

verb

scaled; scaling

transitive verb

: to take off in thin layers or scales

scale tartar from the teeth

intransitive verb

: to separate or come off in thin layers or laminae

: to shed scales or fragmentary surface matter : exfoliate

scaling skin

scale

5 of 5

noun

: a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (as the height of the mercury in a thermometer)

: a graduated series or scheme of rank or order

: a graded series of tests or of performances used in rating individual intelligence or achievement

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释义	scale 1 of 7 noun (1) ˈskāl 1 : an instrument or machine for weighing 2 a : a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends —usually used in plural b : either pan or tray of a balance scale 2 of 7 verb (1) scaled; scaling transitive verb : to weigh in scales intransitive verb : to have a specified weight on scales scale 3 of 7 noun (2) 1 a : a small, flattened, rigid, and definitely circumscribed plate forming part of the external body covering especially of a fish b : a small thin plate suggesting a fish scale scales of mica the scales on a moth's wing c : the scaly covering of a scaled animal 2 : a small thin dry lamina shed (as in many skin diseases) from the skin 3 : a thin coating, layer, or incrustation: such as a : a usually black scaly coating of oxide forming on the surface of a metal (such as iron) when it is heated for processing b : a hard incrustation usually rich in sulfate of calcium that is deposited on the inside of a vessel (such as a boiler) in which water is heated 4 a : a modified leaf protecting a seed plant bud before expansion b : a thin, membranous, chaffy, or woody bract 5 a : any of the small overlapping usually metal pieces forming the outer surface of scale armor b : scale armor 6 a : scale insect b : infestation with or disease caused by scale insects scaled ˈskāld adjective scaleless ˈskāl-ləs adjective scale 4 of 7 verb (2) scaled; scaling transitive verb 1 : to remove the scale or scales from (as by scraping) scale a fish 2 : to take off in thin layers or scales scale tartar from the teeth 3 : to throw (something, such as a thin, flat stone) so that the edge cuts the air or so that it skips on water : skim intransitive verb 1 : to separate and come off in scales : flake 2 : to shed scales scaling skin scale 5 of 7 noun (3) 1 : a graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals 2 : something graduated especially when used as a measure or rule: such as a : an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances b : a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (such as the height of the mercury in a thermometer) c : ruler sense 3 3 a : a graduated series or scheme of rank or order a scale of taxation b : minimum wage sense 2 4 a : a proportion between two sets of dimensions (as between those of a drawing and its original) b : a distinctive relative size, extent, or degree projects done on a large scale 5 : a graded series of tests or of performances used in rating individual intelligence or achievement 6 a archaic : a means of ascent b obsolete : ladder scale adjective scale 6 of 7 verb (3) scaled; scaling transitive verb 1 a : to climb up or reach by means of a ladder b : to attack with or take by means of scaling ladders scale a castle wall c : to reach the highest point of : surmount scale a mountain 2 a : to pattern, make, regulate, set, or estimate according to some rate or standard : adjust a production schedule scaled to actual need —often used with back, down, or up scale down imports b : to arrange in a graduated series c(1) : to measure by or as if by a scale (2) : to measure or estimate the sound content of (logs, standing timber, etc.) intransitive verb 1 : to climb by or as if by a ladder 2 : to rise in a graduated series 3 : measure scale 7 of 7 noun (4) 1 : an estimate of the amount of sound lumber in logs or standing timber 2 obsolete : escalade Phrases to scale : according to the proportions of an established scale of measurement floor plans drawn to scale Synonyms Noun (1) balance Verb (1) gauge gage measure span Noun (2) lamella lamina plate Noun (3) graduation hierarchy ladder ordering ranking See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell — more at shell Noun (2) Middle English, from Anglo-French escale, eschale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scealu shell, husk — more at shell Noun (3) Middle English, from Late Latin scala ladder, staircase, from Latin scalae, plural, stairs, rungs, ladder; akin to Latin scandere to climb — more at scan Verb (3) and Noun (4) Middle English, from scale entry 5 First Known Use Noun (1) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b Verb (1) 1691, in the meaning defined at transitive sense Noun (2) 14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (2) 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Noun (3) 15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b Verb (3) 14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b Noun (4) circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Phrases Containing scale arithmetic scale Beaufort scale armored scale Binet-Simon scale Brix scale bud scale chromatic scale economy of scale cottony-cushion scale full-scale gray scale large-scale integration large-scale HO scale Richter scale purple scale scale-down scale armor San Jose scale scale the heights of scale model sub-scale sliding scale scale-up the Richter scale wage scale gapped scale on a scale of small-scale Mercalli scale on a global scale scale insect logarithmic scale to scale See More arithmetic scale Beaufort scale armored scale Binet-Simon scale Brix scale bud scale chromatic scale economy of scale cottony-cushion scale full-scale gray scale large-scale integration large-scale HO scale Richter scale purple scale scale-down scale armor San Jose scale scale the heights of scale model sub-scale sliding scale scale-up the Richter scale wage scale gapped scale on a scale of small-scale Mercalli scale on a global scale scale insect logarithmic scale to scale See More Kids Definition scale 1 of 5 noun ˈskāl 1 : either pan of a balance or the balance itself 2 : a device for weighing scale 2 of 5 noun 1 : one of the small stiff plates that cover much of the body of some animals (as fish and snakes) 2 : a thin layer or part suggesting a fish scale the scales on a butterfly's wing scale 3 of 5 verb scaled; scaling 1 : to remove the scales of They scaled the fish. 2 : flake entry 2 My dry skin was scaling. scale 4 of 5 verb scaled; scaling 1 : to climb by or as if by a ladder Climbers scaled the cliff. 2 : to regulate or set according to a standard —often used with down or up I scaled down my plan. scale 5 of 5 noun 1 : a series of musical tones going up or down in pitch in fixed steps 2 : a series of spaces marked off by lines and used for measuring distances or amounts a thermometer's scale 3 : a series of like things arranged in order (as according to size or degree) a color scale 4 : the size of a picture, plan, or model of a thing compared to the size of the thing itself The scale of the model is {frac1/35}. 5 : a standard for measuring or judging On a scale of one to ten, I give it an eight. 6 : the size or extent of something especially in comparison to something else They throw parties on a large scale. Medical Definition scale 1 of 5 noun ˈskā(ə)l 1 a : either pan or tray of a balance b : a beam that is supported freely in the center and has two pans of equal weight suspended from its ends —usually used in plural 2 : an instrument or machine for weighing scale 2 of 5 verb scaled; scaling transitive verb : to weigh in scales intransitive verb : to have a specified weight on scales scale 3 of 5 noun 1 : a small thin dry lamina shed (as in many skin diseases) from the skin 2 : a film of tartar encrusting the teeth scale 4 of 5 verb scaled; scaling transitive verb : to take off in thin layers or scales scale tartar from the teeth intransitive verb 1 : to separate or come off in thin layers or laminae 2 : to shed scales or fragmentary surface matter : exfoliate scaling skin scale 5 of 5 noun 1 : a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (as the height of the mercury in a thermometer) 2 : a graduated series or scheme of rank or order 3 : a graded series of tests or of performances used in rating individual intelligence or achievement Legal Definition scale noun : a set of graduated wage rates also : a wage consistent with such rates compare minimum wage scale 1 of 4 noun (1) as in balance a device for measuring weight I hate getting on the bathroom scale Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance balance gravimeter scale 2 of 4 noun (2) as in plate a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale scales of mica were embedded in the granite Synonyms & Similar Words plate sheet sliver lamina leaf flake slice lamella chip splinter splint scale 3 of 4 noun (3) 1 as in ladder a scheme of rank or order a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale Synonyms & Similar Words ladder ranking hierarchy level series ordering sequence graduation distribution degree array situation status food chain arrangement setup disposal peck order reaches position footing standing place pecking order disposition station echelon rung spot 2 as in spectrum the distance or extent between possible extremes with the scale going from one to ten, what did you think of the movie? Synonyms & Similar Words spectrum range gamut scope measure stretch diapason spread width pitch extent amplitude reach sweep realm dimension(s) compass ambit scale 4 of 4 verb as in to measure to find out the size, extent, or amount of scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield Synonyms & Similar Words measure gauge weigh gage span assess estimate ascertain figure calibrate value compute quantify calculate evaluate sum judge lay off caliper total quantitate determine figure out appraise tally guesstimate cipher guess add up valuate work out find out conjecture suppose mark (off) discover reckon dope (out)
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