Definition of Scale

Noun

• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
  
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
  plate shell
• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
  
• a measuring instrument for weighing
  shows amount of mass
  - weighing machine
• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
  - musical scale
• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
  scurf exfoliation
• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
  - scale leaf
• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
  "the scale of the map"
  "the scale of the model"
  
• relative magnitude
  "they entertained on a grand scale"
  
• an ordered reference standard
  "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
  - scale of measurement - graduated table - ordered series

Verb

• size or measure according to a scale
  "This model must be scaled down"
  
• measure with or as if with scales
  "scale the gold"
  
• remove the scales from
  "scale fish"
  descale
• climb up by means of a ladder
  
• reach the highest point of
  "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
  surmount
• take by attacking with scaling ladders
  "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
  
• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
  
• measure by or as if by a scale
  "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
  

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