English dictionary
scale
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
noun
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
noun
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
noun
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
noun
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
noun
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
noun
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
noun
- relative magnitude
noun
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
noun
- an ordered reference standard
verb
- size or measure according to a scale
verb
- measure with or as if with scales
verb
- remove the scales from
verb
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
verb
- climb up by means of a ladder
verb
- reach the highest point of
verb
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
verb
- measure by or as if by a scale
Example sentences
they entertained on a grand scale
the scale of the map
the scale of the model
judging on a scale of 1 to 10
This model must be scaled down
scale the gold
scale fish
We scaled the Mont Blanc
The troops scaled the walls of the fort
This bike scales only 25 pounds