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- Dictionaryscale/skeɪl/
noun
- 1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something: "a new salary scale is planned for all universities" Similar
- 2. the relative size or extent of something: "no one foresaw the scale of the disaster" Similar
verb
- 1. climb up or over (something high and steep): "thieves scaled a high fence"
- 2. represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
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SCALE definition: 1. a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something: 2. the…. Learn more.
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.
A scale is a series that climbs up or down. Think of scaling, or climbing, a mountain; a musical scale: do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do; or a scale you weigh yourself on––it counts up the pounds one after another after another.
A scale is a set of levels or numbers which are used in a particular system of measuring things or are used when comparing things. ...an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale. The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten. The higher up the social scale they are, the more the men have to lose.
[countable, usually singular] the set of all the different levels of something, from the lowest to the highest. At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat. You're higher on the social scale than I am.
An ordered system of numbering or indexing that is used as a reference standard in measurement, in which each number corresponds to some physical quantity. Some scales, such as temperature scales, have equal intervals; other scales, such as the Richter scale, are arranged as a geometric progression.
the size or level of something: We don't yet know the scale of the problem. Nuclear weapons cause destruction on a massive scale (= cause a lot of destruction). large-/small-scale. A large-/small-scale event or activity is large / small in size: a large-scale investigation.
n. 1. a. One of the many small hard dermal or epidermal structures that characteristically form the external covering of fishes and reptiles and certain mammals, such as pangolins. b. A similar part in other animals, such as one of the thin flat overlapping structures that cover the wings of butterflies and moths. 2.
2. [count] : a line on a map or chart that shows a specific unit of measure (such as an inch) used to represent a larger unit (such as a mile) : the relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances. The map uses a scale of one centimeter for every 10 kilometers. 3.
Jul 18, 2024 · scale (third-person singular simple present scales, present participle scaling, simple past and past participle scaled) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
