scale
noun
1. an ordered reference standard
- judging on a scale of 1 to 10
Definition categories: link, criterion, measure, standard, touchstone
2. relative magnitude
- they entertained on a grand scale
Definition categories: link
3. the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- the scale of the map
- the scale of the model
Definition categories: link, proportion
4. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Definition categories: plant, foliage, leaf, leafage
5. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Similar word(s): exfoliation, scurf
Definition categories: object, bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
6. (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
Definition categories: communication
7. a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
Definition categories: man–made
8. an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
Definition categories: man–made, indicator
9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Definition categories: man–made, shield
10. a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Definition categories: animal, cover, covering
Sentences with scale as a noun:
- Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.
- The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale.
- There are some who question the scale of our ambitions.
- This map uses a scale of 1:10.
- The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the open-ended Richter scale.
- the decimal scale; the binary scale
- After the long, lazy winter I was afraid to get on the scale.
verb
1. measure by or as if by a scale
- This bike scales only 25 pounds
Definition categories: stative, measure
2. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
Definition categories: creation, model, pattern
3. take by attacking with scaling ladders
- The troops scaled the walls of the fort
Definition categories: possession, take
4. reach the highest point of
- We scaled the Mont Blanc
Similar word(s): surmount
Definition categories: motion, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
5. climb up by means of a ladder
Definition categories: motion, climb, mount
6. remove the scales from
- scale fish
Similar word(s): descale
Definition categories: contact, remove, take, withdraw
7. measure with or as if with scales
- scale the gold
Definition categories: change, measure, quantify
8. size or measure according to a scale
- This model must be scaled down
Definition categories: change, size
Sentences with scale as a verb:
- We should scale that up by a factor of 10.
- Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest.
- That architecture won't scale to real-world environments.
- Please scale that fish for dinner.
- The dry weather is making my skin scale.
- to scale the inside of a boiler
- Some sandstone scales by exposure.