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   Scale

   /skāl/

   

   noun

   • 1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something: "company employees have hit the top of their pay scales" Similar calibrated systemcalibrationgraduated systemsystem of measurementmeasuring systemregisterhierarchyladderrankingpecking orderorderspectrumprogressionsuccessionsequenceseries
   • ▪ the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest: "two men at opposite ends of the social scale"
   • ▪ a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something: "the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right"
   • ▪ a device having a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something: "she read the exact distance off a scale"
   • ▪ a rule determining the distances between marks on a scale: "the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale"
   • 2. the relative size or extent of something: "no one foresaw the scale of the disaster" Similar extentsizescopemagnitudedimensionsrangebreadthcompassdegreereachspreadsweep
   • ▪ a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan: "a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building" Similar ratioproportionrelative size
   • 3. an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch: "the scale of C major"
   • ▪ the exercise of performing the notes of one or more scales as a form of practice by a singer or musician: "in music class I dread having to sing scales"
   • 4. a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base: "the conversion of the number to the binary scale"
   • 5. the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.

   verb

   • 1. climb up or over (something high and steep): "thieves scaled an 8-foot fence"
   • 2. represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
   • ▪ (of a quantity or property) be variable according to a particular scale.
   • 3. estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree): North American "the operators were accustomed to having their logs scaled for inventory control"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. scaler noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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2. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scaleScale - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   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.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSCALE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   2 days ago · 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.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscale noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   [countable] a range of levels or numbers used for measuring something. a five-point pay scale. to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10. The salary scale goes from £12 000 to £20 000. a scale of charges. Use the following scale to rate each item. see also Richter scale, sliding scale, timescale. Extra Examples.

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishSCALE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   SCALE definition: 1. the size or level of something: 2. A large-/small-scale event or activity is large/small in…. Learn more.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySCALE definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 days ago · 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 5.5 on the Richter scale. The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten. Synonyms: system of measurement, register, measuring system, graduated system More Synonyms of scale. 4.

7. www.britannica.com › dictionary › scaleScale Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary

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   Britannica Dictionary definition of SCALE. 1. [count] : a series of musical notes that go up or down in pitch. the C-minor scale. a major scale. 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 ...

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishscale verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   scale something (formal) to climb to the top of something very high and steep. the first woman to scale the world's five highest peaks. He somehow managed to scale the sheer outside wall of the tower. (figurative) He has scaled the heights of his profession. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?