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scale - Dictionary definition and meaning for scale

SCALE

  • (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)

    synonyms : plate , shell

  • (noun) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

  • (noun) a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

    synonyms : weighing machine

  • (noun) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

    synonyms : musical scale

  • (noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

    synonyms : exfoliation , scurf

  • (noun) a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

    synonyms : scale leaf

  • (noun) relative magnitude

    "they entertained on a grand scale"

  • (noun) the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

    "the scale of the map", "the scale of the model"

  • (noun) an ordered reference standard

    "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"

    synonyms : graduated table , ordered series , scale of measurement

  • (verb) size or measure according to a scale

    "This model must be scaled down"

  • (verb) measure with or as if with scales

    "scale the gold"

  • (verb) remove the scales from

    "scale fish"

    synonyms : descale

  • (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

    "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

    synonyms : surmount

  • (verb) take by attacking with scaling ladders

    "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"

  • (verb) measure by or as if by a scale

    "This bike scales only 25 pounds"

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.

Mnemonics for scale

  • (Tag: ) scale => rem with a phrase "SCALE the mountain" so it means climb or ascend the mountain

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  • (Tag: English,Cartoon Series Chip and Dale) All those who had watched "chip and DALE" cartoon series, the squirrels had their house on top of tree ..so every time they had to climb or ascent to keep their food/groundnuts at home !

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  • (Tag: ) SCALE or FLAKE - a delicately thin slice or piece of skin.

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