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  Scale \Scale\ (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by
     the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D.
     schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan.
     skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a
     fish. Cf. Scale of a fish, Skull the brain case.]
     1. The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an
        instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale;
        -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole
        instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used
        figuratively.
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              Long time in even scale
              The battle hung.                      --Milton.
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              The scales are turned; her kindness weighs no more
              Now than my vows.                     --Waller.
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     2. pl. (Astron.) The sign or constellation Libra.
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     Platform scale. See under Platform.
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  Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Scaling.]
     To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
     to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
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           Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
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     To scale a debt, wages, etc. or To scale down a debt,
     wages, etc., to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed
        ratio or scale. [U.S.]
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  Scale \Scale\, v. t.
     1. To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish;
        to scale the inside of a boiler.
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     2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the
        teeth; to pare off, as a surface. ``If all the mountains
        were scaled, and the earth made even.'' --T. Burnet.
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     3. To scatter; to spread. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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     4. (Gun.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
        explosion of a small quantity of powder. --Totten.
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  Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin
     to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell,
     Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale,
     shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps
     rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. ['e]caille scale of a
     fish, and ['e]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of
     German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See
     Shale.]
     1. (Anat.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny
        pieces which form the covering of many fishes and
        reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part
        of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid,
        Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
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              Fish that, with their fins and shining scales,
              Glide under the green wave.           --Milton.
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     2. Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material,
        resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a
        scale of iron, of bone, etc.
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     3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the small scalelike structures covering
        parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of
        Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of
        certain annelids. See Lepidoptera.
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     4. (Zo["o]l.) A scale insect. (See below.)
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     5. (Bot.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf,
        resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in
        arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and
        the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems
        of ferns.
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     6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a
        pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
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     7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which
        water is heated, as a steam boiler.
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     8. (Metal.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron
        forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide,
        Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.
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     Covering scale (Zo["o]l.), a hydrophyllium.
  
     Ganoid scale. (Zo["o]l.) See under Ganoid.
  
     Scale armor (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales
        overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth.
  
     Scale beetle (Zo["o]l.), the tiger beetle.
  
     Scale carp (Zo["o]l.), a carp having normal scales.
  
     Scale insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small hemipterous insects belonging to the family
        Coccid[ae], in which the females, when adult, become
        more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the
        leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do
        great damage to fruit trees. See Orange scale,under
        Orange.
  
     Scale moss (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order
        Hepatic[ae]; -- so called from the small imbricated
        scalelike leaves of most of the species. See Hepatica,
        2, and Jungermannia.
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  Scale \Scale\, v. t. [Cf. It. scalare, fr. L. scalae, scala. See
     Scale a ladder.]
     To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by
     steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of
     a fort.
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           Oft have I scaled the craggy oak.        --Spenser.
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  Scale \Scale\, v. i.
     To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs.]
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           Satan from hence, now on the lower stair,
           That scaled by steps of gold to heaven-gate,
           Looks down with wonder.                  --Milton.
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  Scale \Scale\, v. i.
     1. To separate and come off in thin layers or lamin[ae]; as,
        some sandstone scales by exposure.
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              Those that cast their shell are the lobster and
              crab; the old skins are found, but the old shells
              never; so it is likely that they scale off. --Bacon.
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     2. To separate; to scatter. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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  Scale \Scale\, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin
     to scandere to climb. See Scan; cf. Escalade.]
     1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.]
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     2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a
        measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.
        Specifically:
        (a) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of
            wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces
            graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring
            or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing,
            plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
        (b) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing
            proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of
            miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.
        (c) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale;
            the binary scale, etc.
        (d) (Mus.) The graduated series of all the tones,
            ascending or descending, from the keynote to its
            octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated
            through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale,
            Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale,
            under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor.
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     3. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps
        and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative
        rank or order; as, a scale of being.
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              There is a certain scale of duties . . . which for
              want of studying in right order, all the world is in
              confusion.                            --Milton.
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     4. Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of
        parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any
        complex thing, compared with other like things;
        especially, the relative proportion of the linear
        dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to
        the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object
        that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a
        mile.
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     Scale of chords, a graduated scale on which are given the
        lengths of the chords of arcs from 0[deg] to 90[deg] in a
        circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles
        and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.
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  Micrometer \Mi*crom"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + -meter: cf. F.
     microm[`e]tre.]
     An instrument, used with a telescope or microscope, for
     measuring minute distances, or the apparent diameters of
     objects which subtend minute angles. The measurement given
     directly is that of the image of the object formed at the
     focus of the object glass.
  
     Circular, or Ring, micrometer, a metallic ring fixed in
        the focus of the object glass of a telescope, and used to
        determine differences of right ascension and declination
        between stars by observations of the times at which the
        stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring.
  
     Double image micrometer, a micrometer in which two images
        of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two
        halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their
        line of section by a screw, and distances are determined
        by the number of screw revolutions necessary to bring the
        points to be measured into optical coincidence. When the
        two images are formed by a bisected object glass, it is
        called a divided-object-glass micrometer, and when the
        instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is known
        as a heliometer.
  
     Double refraction micrometer, a species of double image
        micrometer, in which the two images are formed by the
        double refraction of rock crystal.
  
     Filar, or Bifilar, micrometer. See under Bifilar.
  
     Micrometer caliper or gauge (Mech.), a caliper or gauge
        with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with
        great accuracy.
  
     Micrometer head, the head of a micrometer screw.
  
     Micrometer microscope, a compound microscope combined with
        a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and
        subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and
        geodetical instruments.
  
     Micrometer screw, a screw with a graduated head used in
        some forms of micrometers.
  
     Position micrometer. See under Position.
  
     Scale, or Linear, micrometer, a minute and very
        delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the
        field of a telescope or microscope, for measuring
        distances by direct comparison.

  Scale \Scale\, v. t.
     1. To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish;
        to scale the inside of a boiler.
  
     2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the
        teeth; to pare off, as a surface. ``If all the mountains
        were scaled, and the earth made even.'' --T. Burnet.
  
     3. To scatter; to spread. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
  
     4. (Gun.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
        explosion of a small quantity of powder. --Totten.

  Scale \Scale\ (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by
     the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D.
     schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan.
     skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a
     fish. Cf. Scale of a fish, Skull the brain case.]
     1. The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an
        instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale;
        -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole
        instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used
        figuratively.
  
              Long time in even scale The battle hung. --Milton.
  
              The scales are turned; her kindness weighs no more
              Now than my vows.                     --Waller.
  
     2. pl. (Astron.) The sign or constellation Libra.
  
     Platform scale. See under Platform.

  Scale \Scale\, v. i.
     1. To separate and come off in thin layers or lamin[ae]; as,
        some sandstone scales by exposure.
  
              Those that cast their shell are the lobster and
              crab; the old skins are found, but the old shells
              never; so it is likely that they scale off. --Bacon.
  
     2. To separate; to scatter. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

  Scale \Scale\, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin
     to scandere to climb. See Scan; cf. Escalade.]
     1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.]
  
     2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a
        measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.
        Specifically:
        (a) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of
            wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces
            graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring
            or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing,
            plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
        (b) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing
            proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of
            miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.
        (c) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale;
            the binary scale, etc.
        (d) (Mus.) The graduated series of all the tones,
            ascending or descending, from the keynote to its
            octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated
            through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale,
            Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale,
            under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor.
  
     3. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps
        and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative
        rank or order; as, a scale of being.
  
              There is a certain scale of duties . . . which for
              want of studying in right order, all the world is in
              confusion.                            --Milton.
  
     4. Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of
        parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any
        complex thing, compared with other like things;
        especially, the relative proportion of the linear
        dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to
        the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object
        that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a
        mile.
  
     Scale of chords, a graduated scale on which are given the
        lengths of the chords of arcs from 0[deg] to 90[deg] in a
        circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles
        and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.

  Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Scaling.]
     To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
     to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
  
           Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
  
     To scale, or scale down, a debt, wages, etc., to reduce
        a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.]

  Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin
     to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell,
     Dan. ski[ae]l a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale,
     shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps
     rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. ['e]caille scale of a
     fish, and ['e]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of
     German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See
     Shale.]
     1. (Anat.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny
        pieces which form the covering of many fishes and
        reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part
        of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid,
        Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
  
              Fish that, with their fins and shining scales, Glide
              under the green wave.                 --Milton.
  
     2. Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material,
        resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a
        scale of iron, of bone, etc.
  
     3. (Zo["o]l.) One of the small scalelike structures covering
        parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of
        Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of
        certain annelids. See Lepidoptera.
  
     4. (Zo["o]l.) A scale insect. (See below.)
  
     5. (Bot.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf,
        resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in
        arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and
        the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems
        of ferns.
  
     6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a
        pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
  
     7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which
        water is heated, as a steam boiler.
  
     8. (Metal.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron
        forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide,
        Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.
  
     Covering scale (Zo["o]l.), a hydrophyllium.
  
     Ganoid scale. (Zo["o]l.) See under Ganoid.
  
     Scale armor (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales
        overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth.
  
     Scale beetle (Zo["o]l.), the tiger beetle.
  
     Scale carp (Zo["o]l.), a carp having normal scales.
  
     Scale insect (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of
        small hemipterous insects belonging to the family
        Coccid[ae], in which the females, when adult, become
        more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the
        leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do
        great damage to fruit trees. See Orange scale,under
        Orange.
  
     Scale moss (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order
        Hepatic[ae]; -- so called from the small imbricated
        scalelike leaves of most of the species. See Hepatica,
        2, and Jungermannia.

  Scale \Scale\, v. t. [Cf. It. scalare, fr. L. scalae, scala. See
     Scale a ladder.]
     To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by
     steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of
     a fort.
  
           Oft have I scaled the craggy oak.        --Spenser.

  Scale \Scale\, v. i.
     To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs.]
  
           Satan from hence, now on the lower stair, That scaled
           by steps of gold to heaven-gate, Looks down with
           wonder.                                  --Milton.

  Sexagenary \Sex*ag"e*na*ry\, a. [L. sexagenarius, fr. sexageni
     sixty each, akin to sexaginta sixty, sex six: cf.
     sexag['e]naire. See Six.]
     Pertaining to, or designating, the number sixty; poceeding by
     sixties; sixty years old.
  
     Sexagenary arithmetic. See under Sexagesimal.
  
     Sexagenary, or Sexagesimal, scale (Math.), a scale of
        numbers in which the modulus is sixty. It is used in
        treating the divisions of the circle.

  Diminish \Di*min"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Diminished; p. pr.
     & vb. n. Diminishing.] [Pref. di- (= L. dis-) + minish: cf.
     L. diminuere, F. diminuer, OE. diminuen. See Dis-, and
     Minish.]
     1. To make smaller in any manner; to reduce in bulk or
        amount; to lessen; -- opposed to augment or increase.
  
              Not diminish, but rather increase, the debt.
                                                    --Barrow.
  
     2. To lessen the authority or dignity of; to put down; to
        degrade; to abase; to weaken.
  
              This doth nothing diminish their opinion. --Robynson
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
  
              I will diminish them, that they shall no more rule
              over the nations.                     --Ezek. xxix.
                                                    15.
  
              O thou . . . at whose sight all the stars Hide their
              diminished heads.                     --Milton.
  
     3. (Mus.) To make smaller by a half step; to make (an
        interval) less than minor; as, a diminished seventh.
  
     4. To take away; to subtract.
  
              Neither shall ye diminish aught from it. --Deut. iv.
                                                    2.
  
     Diminished column, one whose upper diameter is less than
        the lower.
  
     Diminished, or Diminishing, scale, a scale of gradation
        used in finding the different points for drawing the
        spiral curve of the volute. --Gwilt.
  
     Diminishing rule (Arch.), a board cut with a concave edge,
        for fixing the entasis and curvature of a shaft.
  
     Diminishing stile (Arch.), a stile which is narrower in one
        part than in another, as in many glazed doors.
  
     Syn: To decrease; lessen; abate; reduce; contract; curtail;
          impair; degrade. See Decrease.

  scale
       n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to
            10" [syn: scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered
            series]
       2: relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
       3: the ratio between the size of something and a representation
          of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
       4: an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
       5: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
          [syn: scale leaf]
       6: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the
          skin [syn: scurf, exfoliation]
       7: (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a
          specific scheme (usually within an octave) [syn: musical
          scale]
       8: a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
          [syn: weighing machine]
       9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield
          attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
          [syn: plate, shell]
       10: a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of
           many animals
       v 1: measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25
            pounds"
       2: pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according
          to some rate or standard
       3: take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled
          the walls of the fort"
       4: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn:
           surmount]
       5: climb up by means of a ladder
       6: remove the scales from; "scale fish" [syn: descale]
       7: measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
       8: size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be
          scaled down"

  scale
     Ιταλικά n.
     1 η διαβάθμιση
     2 η κλίμακα
     3 η σκάλα

  scale
     Middle English alt.
     flake
     Middle English n.
     flake
     Middle English alt.
     ladder
     Middle English n.
     ladder
     Middle English alt.
     hut, hovel
     Middle English n.
     hut, hovel
     n.
     1 (senseid en ascension or the means thereof) (lb en obsolete) A
  ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
     2 (senseid en ordered sequence for measurement) An ordered, usually
  numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
     3 (senseid en size or scope) size; scope.
     4 (senseid en ratio of distances) The ratio of depicted distance to
  actual distance.
     5 (senseid en line or bar as legend) A line or bar associated with a
  drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified
  or reduced.
     6 (senseid en series of musical notes) (lb en music) A series of
  notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make
  melodies.
     7 (senseid en radix in mathematics) A mathematical base for a numeral
  system; radix.
     8 (senseid en graduations or schema of progression) gradation;
  succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive
  series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
     9 (senseid en standard pay level) A standard amount of money to be
  received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en change size) (lb en transitive) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive) To climb to the top of.
     n.
     1 (senseid en fish) Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small,
  flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal,
  particularly a fish or reptile.
     2 A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of
  a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
     3 A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
     4 Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard
  protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release
  pine nut seeds.
     5 The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
     6 scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
     7 limescale.
     8 A scale insect.
     9 The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove the scales of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
     3 (lb en transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
     4 (lb en transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar
  from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or
  laminae.
     6 (lb en UK Scotland dialect) To scatter; to spread.
     7 (lb en transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
  explosion of a small quantity of powder.
     n.
     1 A device to measure mass or weight.
     2 Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.

  scale
     n.
     1 (senseid en ascension or the means thereof) (lb en obsolete) A
  ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
     2 (senseid en ordered sequence for measurement) An ordered, usually
  numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
     3 (senseid en size or scope) size; scope.
     4 (senseid en ratio of distances) The ratio of depicted distance to
  actual distance.
     5 (senseid en line or bar as legend) A line or bar associated with a
  drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified
  or reduced.
     6 (senseid en series of musical notes) (lb en music) A series of
  notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make
  melodies.
     7 (senseid en radix in mathematics) A mathematical base for a numeral
  system; radix.
     8 (senseid en graduations or schema of progression) gradation;
  succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive
  series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
     9 (senseid en standard pay level) A standard amount of money to be
  received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en change size) (lb en transitive) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive) To climb to the top of.
     n.
     1 (senseid en fish) Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small,
  flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal,
  particularly a fish or reptile.
     2 A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of
  a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
     3 A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
     4 Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard
  protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release
  pine nut seeds.
     5 The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
     6 scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
     7 limescale.
     8 A scale insect.
     9 The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove the scales of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
     3 (lb en transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
     4 (lb en transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar
  from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or
  laminae.
     6 (lb en UK Scotland dialect) To scatter; to spread.
     7 (lb en transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
  explosion of a small quantity of powder.
     n.
     1 A device to measure mass or weight.
     2 Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.

  scale
     Middle English alt.
     flake
     Middle English n.
     flake
     Middle English alt.
     ladder
     Middle English n.
     ladder
     Middle English alt.
     hut, hovel
     Middle English n.
     hut, hovel
     n.
     1 (senseid en ascension or the means thereof) (lb en obsolete) A
  ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
     2 (senseid en ordered sequence for measurement) An ordered, usually
  numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
     3 (senseid en size or scope) size; scope.
     4 (senseid en ratio of distances) The ratio of depicted distance to
  actual distance.
     5 (senseid en line or bar as legend) A line or bar associated with a
  drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified
  or reduced.
     6 (senseid en series of musical notes) (lb en music) A series of
  notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make
  melodies.
     7 (senseid en radix in mathematics) A mathematical base for a numeral
  system; radix.
     8 (senseid en graduations or schema of progression) gradation;
  succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive
  series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
     9 (senseid en standard pay level) A standard amount of money to be
  received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en change size) (lb en transitive) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive) To climb to the top of.
     n.
     1 (senseid en fish) Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small,
  flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal,
  particularly a fish or reptile.
     2 A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of
  a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
     3 A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
     4 Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard
  protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release
  pine nut seeds.
     5 The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
     6 scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
     7 limescale.
     8 A scale insect.
     9 The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove the scales of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
     3 (lb en transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
     4 (lb en transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar
  from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or
  laminae.
     6 (lb en UK Scotland dialect) To scatter; to spread.
     7 (lb en transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
  explosion of a small quantity of powder.
     n.
     1 A device to measure mass or weight.
     2 Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.

  scale
     Middle English alt.
     flake
     Middle English n.
     flake
     Middle English alt.
     ladder
     Middle English n.
     ladder
     Middle English alt.
     hut, hovel
     Middle English n.
     hut, hovel
     n.
     1 (senseid en ascension or the means thereof) (lb en obsolete) A
  ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
     2 (senseid en ordered sequence for measurement) An ordered, usually
  numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
     3 (senseid en size or scope) size; scope.
     4 (senseid en ratio of distances) The ratio of depicted distance to
  actual distance.
     5 (senseid en line or bar as legend) A line or bar associated with a
  drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified
  or reduced.
     6 (senseid en series of musical notes) (lb en music) A series of
  notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make
  melodies.
     7 (senseid en radix in mathematics) A mathematical base for a numeral
  system; radix.
     8 (senseid en graduations or schema of progression) gradation;
  succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive
  series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
     9 (senseid en standard pay level) A standard amount of money to be
  received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.
     vb.
     1 (senseid en change size) (lb en transitive) 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.
     2 (lb en transitive) To climb to the top of.
     n.
     1 (senseid en fish) Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small,
  flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal,
  particularly a fish or reptile.
     2 A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of
  a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
     3 A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
     4 Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard
  protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release
  pine nut seeds.
     5 The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
     6 scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
     7 limescale.
     8 A scale insect.
     9 The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To remove the scales of.
     2 (lb en intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
     3 (lb en transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
     4 (lb en transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar
  from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or
  laminae.
     6 (lb en UK Scotland dialect) To scatter; to spread.
     7 (lb en transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
  explosion of a small quantity of powder.
     n.
     1 A device to measure mass or weight.
     2 Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.

  scale
     Englanti n.
     1 asteikko
     2 mittakaava
     3 (amerikanenglantia) vaaka
     4 (yhteys musiikki k=en) sävelasteikko
     Englanti vb.
     1 skaalata; skaalautua
     2 punnita
     3 kiivetä huipulle

  scale
     Italienska n.
     (böjning it subst scala)

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  1. skaal
  2. beklim, beklouter

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  afskilfer

  Scale /skˈeɪl/
  المقياس

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. маща́б
  ratio of distances
  2. ска́ла
  sequence for measurement
  3. гама
  series of notes
  4. размер
  size or scope
  5. накип
  flaky material sloughed off heated metal
  6. лю́спи, люспа
  keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals
  7. блюдо на везна
  dish of a balance

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. мащабирам
  to change size of
  2. катеря се
  to climb
  3. лющя се
  become scaly
  4. лющя
  remove the scales of

  scale /skˈeɪl/
   [eko] stupnice, míra

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  škála

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  miska vah

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  míra

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  měřítko

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  stupnice měření

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  šupina

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  měřítko

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  rozsah

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  míra

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  odstraňovat šupiny

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  oškrabat

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  stupnice

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  šupiny

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  váhy

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  šupinka

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  žebříček

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  graddfa 

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Ablagerung , Ablagern , Absetzen  [chem.]  [envir.]  [geol.]  [techn.]
           Note: von etw.
           Note: Vorgang
     Synonyms: deposition, laying-down, settling, alleviation
  
           Note: of sth.

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Kesselstein 
     Synonym: fur
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Maßstab , Skala , Größenverhältnis 
        "scale 1:1"  - natürliche Größe, natürlicher Maßstab, Maßstab 1:1
        "1:1 scale photographs"  - Fotos im Maßstab 1:1
        "scale 1:2"  - Maßstab 1:2
        "scale 1:4"  - Maßstab 1:4
        "scale 2:1"  - Maßstab 2:1
        "on a large scale"  - in großem Maßstab
        "on a small scale"  - in kleinem Maßstab
        "on a scale of 1:100"  - im Maßstab 1:100, im Größenverhältnis 1:100
        "in semimicro scale"  - im Halbmikromaßstab
        "non-uniform scale division"  - verzerrter Maßstab
        "scale sth."  - den Maßstab einer Sache festlegen/ändern
   see: scales, actual size, plotting scale, full size, half size, quarter size, double size, reduced scale, no scale
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Schuppe  [med.]  [zool.]
   see: scales
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Skala  [sci.]
           Note: Ordnungsschema
        "scale of degrees"  - Gradskala
        "scale of measurement"  - Größenwertskala
        "scale of measure"  - Größenwertskala
        "quantity-value scale"  - Größenwertskala
   see: scales, sliding scale, measurement scale, Kelvin scale, Planck scale, Richter scale
  
           Note: classification pattern

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Skala , Bandbreite 
        "On a scale of 1 to 10, I give the movie a 7."  - Auf einer Bandbreite / Skala von 1 bis 10 gebe ich dem Film 7.
     Synonym: spectrum
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Skalierung 
     Synonym: scaling
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Tongeschlecht  [mus.]

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Tonleiter  [mus.]
        "scale of C major"  - C-Dur-Tonleiter
     Synonym: gamut
  
   see: practise scales
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
   [fig.] Umfang , Ausmaß  [quantitatives]
        "on a large scale"  - in großem Umfang
        "small in scale"  - von kleinem Umfang
        "on an unprecedented scale"  - von bisher nie gekanntem Ausmaß
        "on a scale seen only once every 10 years"  - in einem Ausmaß wie es nur alle 10 Jahre vorkommt
        "reduce the scale of operations"  - den Umfang der Tätigkeiten einschränken
   see: a 30-page text
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
   [Am.] Waage 
        "pairs of scales"  - Waagen
        "weigh sth. on the scales"  - etw. mit der Waage wiegen
        "put on the scales"  - auf die Waage legen
        "balance (out) the scales"  - die Waage einspielen
        "tip/turn the balance/scales"  - das Zünglein an der Waage sein
        "This may tip the scales for most people."  - Das könnte für die meisten Leute ausschlaggebend sein.
     Synonyms: balance, pair of scales, scales
  
   see: balances, scales, torque balance, torque scale, spring balance, spring scale, hydrostatic balance, hydrostatic scales, microbalance, weigh in at 80 kilograms, platform balance, platform scales, inclination balance, projection balance, comparator machine
  

  Scale /skˈeɪl/
  Waage  [astron.]  [astrol.]
           Note: Sternbild; Sternzeichen
     Synonym: Libra
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Waagebalken 
     Synonyms: balance arm, balance beam
  
   see: balance arms, balance beams, scales
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Zunder 
           Note: oxidierte Metalloberfläche

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  abblättern, abplatzen, abschilfern, abschuppen , sich schiefern 
           Note: Werkstoff
     Synonyms: flake, peel, exfoliate
  
   see: flaking, peeling, scaling, exfoliating, flaked, peeled, scaled, exfoliated
  
           Note: off

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  erklettern, ersteigen 
   see: scaling, scaled, scales, scaled, unscaled
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  maßstabsgetreu, maßstabgetreu, maßstabsgerecht, maßstabgerecht 
     Synonyms: true to scale, scaled
  
   see: scale model, unscaled
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  Blättchen 
     Synonyms: flake, lamella
  
   see: scales, flakes, lamellas
  

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  
  κλιμάκωση, κλίμακας, κλίμακα, λέπι

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. asteikko
  gradation; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order
  2. sävelasteikko
  series of notes
  3. luokka, mittakaava, skaala
  size or scope
  4. hilse
  flake of skin
  5. pajahilse
  flaky material sloughed off heated metal
  6. suomu
  keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals
  7. suomupanssari
  scale mail
  8. vaakakuppi
  dish of a balance

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. muuttaa kokoa, muuttaa mittakaavaa, pienentää, skaalata, suurentaa
  to change size of
  2. kiivetä, kivuta
  to climb
  3. mukautua, skaalautua
  to tolerate increases in throughput
  4. punnita
  to weigh
  5. hilseillä
  become scaly
  6. suomustaa
  remove the scales of
  7. poistaa hilse
  to strip or clear of scale
  8. höylätä, kuoria
  to take off in thin layers or scales

  scale /skeil/
  1. échelle
  2. écaille
  3. monter

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  1. छिलका
        "Generally all the fishes have scales on their bodies."
  2. पपड़ी
        "Buds with a covering of sticky scales are beautiful to see."
  3. कीट
        "Scale is a kind of material that deposited inside the kettles."
  4. माप
        "The world is facing economic crisis on a global scale."
  5. मापक्रम
        "There was corruption on a grand scale."
  6. मानदण्ड
        "Decimal scale was first introduced in India."
  7. स्वरग्राम
        "Vanya practises scales on the piano."
  8. पैमाना
        "It was impossible to comprehend the full scale disaster."
        "The scale of fees in the schools now a days is very high."
        "The Earthquake measured 76 on the Ritcher scale."
        "This ruler has one scale in centimetre and another in inches."
        "At the other end of the scale we find gross poverty."

  scale /skˈeɪl/ 
  1. छिलका या परत उतारना
        "He scalled the fish to cook."

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  glazbena ljestvica, krljušt, ljestve, ljestvica, ljuska, ljuštiti, mjera, mjeriti, opseg, pjena, popeti se, popeti se na ljestve, procjenjivati, ravnalo, razini, razmjer, skakati, skala, stepenice, strugati, stupanj, težiti, vaga, vagati, vagati nešto, verati se, zdjelica vage

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  1. mérlegtányér
  2. fokozat
  3. arány
  4. mérlegcsésze
  5. nyak (pengéé)
  6. skála
  7. hártya
  8. méretarány
  9. hámlás
  10. fémhab
  11. vasreve
  12. oxidréteg
  13. léptékvonalzó
  14. méret
  15. fokbeosztásos számlap
  16. sorozat
  17. lépcsô
  18. mérôléc
  19. rendszer
  20. pikkely
  21. táblázat
  22. fogkô
  23. fokbeosztásos  mérce
  24. vállpánt
  25. tarifa
  26. pörk
  27. beosztásos vonalzó
  28. lépték
  29. létra
  30. fokbeosztás
  31. pernye
  32. hangsor
  33. mérlegserpenyô
  34. reve
  35. hímpor
  36. hanglétra
  37. var
  38. beosztás
  39. vízkô
  40. lemez
  41. vaspörk
  42. szem
  43. vassziporka
  44. héj
  45. korpa (fejen)
  46. sor
  47. díjszabás
  48. salak
  49. számrendszer
  50. váll-lap
  51. számsor

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  tangga nada
  series of notes

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  squama

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. 縮尺比
  ratio of distances
  2. 強度, 目盛り, 等級
  sequence for measurement
  3. スケール, 音階
  series of notes
  4. 規模, 大きさ
  size or scope
  5. 鱗片
  coloured chitin
  6. 鱗
  keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals
  7. 天秤, 秤
  dish of a balance

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. 登る
  to climb
  2. 見合う
  to tolerate increases in throughput
  3. ガサガサにする, 肌荒れを起こす
  become scaly
  4. 鱗を落とす, 鱗を除く
  remove the scales of

  scale /skeil/
  squama

  scale /skeil/
  1. svarstyklės, svarstyklių lėkštė
  2. sverti, matuoti pagal mastelį
  3. skalė, gama, mastas, mastelis, (mat.) skaičiavimo sistema
  4. laiptai
  5. lipti laiptais
  6. žvynas, lukštas, kevalas, lupena
  7. lupti, skusti, valyti (nuo žvynų)

  scale /skeil/
  1. aanslag
  2. met een ladder beklimmen
  3. scala, toonladder, toonschaal
  4. schaal, schaalverdeling, verhouding
  5. schilfer, schub
  6. beklimmen

  scale /skeɪl/
  I.   1.  skala
   2.  [muz]  gama
   3.  łuska
   4.  szala, waga szalowa
   5. scales /skˈeɪlz/  waga
  II.   1.  przechodzić, przesadzać
   2.  to scale (:to :scale)
   - według skali
  III.  scale down /skˈeɪl dˈaʊn/   redukować

  scale /skeil/
  1. gama, escala
  2. desenho
  3. escama

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  1. balanța
  2. scală

  scale /skeil/
  забираться в, забраться в, забираться на, забраться на

  scale /skeil/
  1. incrustación
  2. escama
  3. ascender, escalar, subira

  scale /skeilɔf/
  desconcharse

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. måttstock, skala
  ratio of distances
  2. skala 2.
  sequence for measurement
   3.
  series of notes
  3. fjäll
  keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals
  4. fjällpansar
  scale mail

  scale //skeɪl// /[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]/ 
  1. bestiga
  to climb
  2. fjälla
  remove the scales of

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  1. derece
  2. mikyas
  3. cetvel
  4. (müz.) ıskala, gam
  5. derece taksimat
  6. tırmanmak
  7. hesaplamak, tartmak
  8. ayarlamak. "down" ile küçültmek. decimal scale ondalık hesap cetveli. diatonic scale (müz.) diatonik ıskala. major scale (müz.) major gamı. minor scale (müz.) minor gamı. on a vast scale büyük mikyasta, geniş ölçüde. scale of I to 5000: 1'e 5000 mikyası. scaling ladder hücum merdiveni, istihkamlı mevkilere girmeye mahsus merdiven. scal'able  tırmanılabilir.

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  1. balık pulu
  2. balık puluna benzer kabuk
  3. herhangi bir şeyin pul gibi kabaran parçası
  4. (bot.) pul
  5. kazanda tutan kefeki taşı
  6. pullarını kazıyıp çıkarmak
  7. pul pul olmak
  8. pul pul kabuk bağlamak
  9. su yüzünde sektirmek (taş)
  10. ince tabakalar halinde soyulmak. scale insect tanemsiler familyasından fidan özünü emen bir cins çok küçük böcek.

  scale /skˈeɪl/
  1. terazi gözü, kefe
  2. (çoğ.) terazi
  3. ing., b.h., (şiir) Terazi burcu
  4. tartmak, teraziye vurmak. a pair of scales bir terazi. Both your lives are in the scales Her ikinizin hayatı da tartışılıyor. The boxer scaled in at 87 kilos Boksor 87 kilo geldi. turn the scales sonuca bağlamak, durumu değiştirmek.

  
/ˈskeɪɫ/

  392 Moby Thesaurus words for "scale":
     Danish balance, Indian file, Lambert conformal projection,
     Mercator projection, Miller projection, Roman balance,
     Weightometer, accommodation ladder, adjust, aeronautical chart,
     alloy balance, amount, amplitude, analytical balance, area,
     arrange in layers, array, articulation, ascend, assay balance,
     astronomical chart, atlas, azimuthal equidistant projection,
     azimuthal projection, balance, balance of precision, bank,
     barometer, barrel scale, beam, bigness, board, body, breach,
     breadth, break, breakage, bulk, bullion balance, burst, bust, buzz,
     cake, caking, caliber, calibration, canon, carry, cartographer,
     cartography, catena, catenation, celestial chart, celestial globe,
     chain, chain reaction, chaining, chart, check, chip, chip off,
     chorographer, chorography, chromatic scale, clamber, clamber up,
     cleft, climatic chart, climb, climb over, climb up, coat, coating,
     compass, concatenation, conic projection, connection, consecution,
     continuum, contour line, contour map, counter scale, course,
     coverage, crack, criterion, crust, cut, cycle, cylinder scale,
     cylindrical projection, dandruff, decorticate, decrease, degree,
     delaminate, depth, descent, desquamate, diameter, diapason,
     dimension, dimensions, diminish, dodecuple scale, doorstep, drone,
     drum scale, enamel, encrustation, endless belt, endless round,
     enharmonic scale, enlarge, escalade, escalate, eschar, exfoliate,
     expanse, expansion, extension, extension ladder, extent, facing,
     fan scale, file, filiation, film, fissure, flake, flake off,
     flexure plate scale, floccule, flocculus, flock, folding ladder,
     footrest, footstep, foray, fracture, fur, gamut, gangway ladder,
     gap, gauge, general reference map, girth, globe,
     gnomonic projection, go up, gradation, grade, graduated scale,
     graduation, graphic scale, great scale, greatness, grid line,
     hachure, height, heliographic chart, hierarchy, hum,
     hydrographic chart, imbrication, increase, incrustation, index,
     inroad, interval, inundate, invade, isoline, lacquer, ladder,
     lamella, lamina, laminate, largeness, latitude, lay down, lay up,
     layer, layer tint, leap, legend, length, level, lever scales, line,
     lineage, long-arm balance, longitude, lower, magnitude,
     major scale, make a raid, make an inroad, map, map maker,
     map projection, mapper, mark, mass, measure, measurement,
     melodic minor, meridian, minor scale, model, monotone, mount,
     nexus, norm, notch, nuance, octave scale, overlay, overwhelm,
     paint, pair of scales, parallel, parameter, paring, pas,
     pastry shell, pattern, peel, peg, pellicle, pendulum,
     pentatonic scale, period, periodicity, photogrammetrist,
     photogrammetry, photomap, phototopography, physical map, piecrust,
     pitch, plane, plaque, plate, plate fulcrum scale, plateau,
     platform scale, plenum, point, political map, polyconic projection,
     powder train, precision balance, precision scale, progression,
     projection, proportion, proportions, prorate, quantity,
     quarter ladder, queue, radius, raid, raise, ramp, range, rank,
     ranking, rate, ratio, reach, reading, readout, recurrence, reduce,
     register, regulate, relief map, remove, rent,
     representative fraction, rest, reticulation, revetment, rift, rip,
     riser, road map, rotation, round, routine, row, rule, run, rundle,
     rung, rupture, scab, scale off, scale the heights, scale the walls,
     scales, scope, scrabble up, scramble up, scum, scurf, scute,
     scutum, sequence, series, shade, shadow, shaving, shell, shin,
     shin up, shinny, short-arm balance, single file,
     sinusoidal projection, size, skin, slash, slice, slit, snap, space,
     special map, spectrum, spiral balance, splinter, split, spoke,
     spread, stair, stalactite, stalagmite, standard, stave, step,
     step stool, stepladder, stepping-stone, stern ladder, stint, storm,
     stratify, stretch, string, strip, struggle up, succession,
     surmount, swath, sweep, take by storm, tartar, tear, temperament,
     terrain map, terrestrial globe, test, thematic map, thread, tier,
     topographer, topographic chart, topography, touchstone, train,
     transportation map, tread, tuning, type, upclimb, upgo, value,
     varnish, veneer, volume, weather chart, weather map, weigh scales,
     weighbridge, weighing machine, weight voltameter, whole-tone scale,
     width, windrow, yardstick
  
  

  n. 刻度,衡量,数值范围;
  v. 依比例决定,攀登;

  Scale
     n.
  比例,刻度,衡量,比例尺,数值范围,等级,规模,天平,秤盘,秤,鳞,鳞片,积垢