scale
scale
skeÉĒl
skeil
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "scale"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻŖ

the size, amount, or degree of one thing compared with another
scale definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
When choosing a new car, he considered the scale of fuel efficiency in relation to the vehicle's size.
āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āύāϤ⧁āύ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŦ⧇āϛ⧇ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϝāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻšāύ⧇āϰ āφāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻœā§āĻŦāĻžāϞāĻžāύāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

āφāρāĻļ, āφāρāĻļāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ

each of the thin hard plates that cover the surface of the body of a fish or reptile
scale definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The alligator 's scales provide protection from predators and help regulate body temperature.
āϕ⧁āĻŽāĻŋāϰ⧇āϰ āφāρāĻļ āĻļāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāϰ⧀āϰ⧇āϰ āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰāϪ⧇ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĻāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻĒāĻžāĻ˛ā§āϞāĻž, āĻ“āϜāύ āĻŽāĻžāĻĒāĻžāϰ āϝāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ

a device used to weigh people or objects
scale definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The warehouse manager used a large industrial scale to weigh the shipments of goods.
āϗ⧁āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāĻĒāĻ• āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦā§āϝāĻŦāĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϏ⧁āϰāĻŽāĻžāϞāĻž, āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ

an arrangement of a series of musical notes with specified intervals, in ascending or descending pitch order
scale definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The guitarist practiced various scales to improve their finger dexterity and knowledge of musical theory.
āĻ—āĻŋāϟāĻžāϰāĻŦāĻžāĻĻāĻ• āϤāĻžāϰ āφāϙ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€āϤ āϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ āωāĻ¨ā§āύāϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­āĻŋāĻ¨ā§āύ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻž

a system of numerical values used to quantify and compare levels, degrees, or values
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The temperature scale can be in Celsius, Fahrenheit, or Kelvin.
āϤāĻžāĻĒāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤ā§āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āϏ⧇āϞāϏāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϏ, āĻĢāĻžāϰ⧇āύāĻšāĻžāχāϟ āĻŦāĻž āϕ⧇āϞāĻ­āĻŋāύ⧇ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ, āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒāĻžāϤ

a principle of design that refers to the size of elements in a composition relative to one another or to the overall size of the composition itself
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The artist carefully considered the scale of the objects in the painting to create a balanced and visually pleasing composition.
āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§€ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϰāϏāĻžāĻŽā§āϝāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĻ⧃āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāύāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāύ āĻ•āĻŽā§āĻĒā§‹āϜāĻŋāĻļāύ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝāĨ¤
07

āφāρāĻļ,āĻŦā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ•ā§āϟ, a modified leaf or bract that covers and protects a bud or catkin

a small leaf that covers and protects a bud or flower cluster
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She examines the scale at the tip of the developing shoot.
āϏ⧇ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļāĻŽāĻžāύ āϕ⧁āρāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āĻĄāĻ—āĻžāϝāĻŧ āφāρāĻļ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ, āĻ—ā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻļāύ

an instrument or device with a series of graduated marks used to measure or indicate quantity
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He checks the scale on the measuring cup.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāρāĻļ, āĻĒā§āϞ⧇āϟ

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness, often used as a protective covering, such as on artillery or armor
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Artillery crews work behind protective scale shielding.
āφāĻ°ā§āϟāĻŋāϞāĻžāϰāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰ⧁āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻŽā§‚āϞāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻĸāĻžāϞ⧇āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāϜ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āφāρāĻļ, āĻĒāĻžāϤāϞāĻž āϟ⧁āĻ•āϰ⧋

a thin flake of dead skin or epidermis shed from the surface of the body
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He notices scales forming after a sunburn.
āϏāĻžāύāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§āύ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āφāρāĻļ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϖ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āύāĨ¤
01

āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to ascend or overcome a height or obstacle, often using a ladder
Transitive: to scale a height or obstacle
to scale definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The burglar attempted to scale the fence to gain unauthorized access to the secured area.
āĻšā§‹āϰ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻāϞāĻžāĻ•āĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻ…āύāύ⧁āĻŽā§‹āĻĻāĻŋāϤ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦ⧇āĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻžāĻŽāĻžā§āϜāĻ¸ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to adjust or modify something according to a specific rate, standard, or size
Transitive: to scale sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The economist scaled the inflation rate against historical data to make predictions about the future.
āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨāύ⧀āϤāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāϤ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āĻ­āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇā§āϝāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāĻŖā§€ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϐāϤāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏāĻŋāĻ• āϤāĻĨā§āϝ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāϰ⧁āĻĻā§āϧ⧇ āĻŽā§āĻĻā§āϰāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§€āϤāĻŋāϰ āĻšāĻžāϰ āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻžāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to measure or determine the weight of an object using a scale or balance
Transitive: to scale weight of something
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Before shipping the goods, the warehouse workers need to scale each package.
āĻĒāĻŖā§āϝ āĻĒāĻžāĻ āĻžāύ⧋āϰ āφāϗ⧇, āϗ⧁āĻĻāĻžāĻŽ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§€āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϕ⧇āϜ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻ“āϜāύ āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻĄ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to register or indicate a particular weight on a scale or balance
Transitive: to scale a particular weight
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The nutritionist advised her clients to aim for a diet that allowed them to scale a healthy weight.
āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϞāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ¨ā§āϟāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻĄāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āϰāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻžāĻŽāĻ°ā§āĻļ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύ āϝāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝāĻ•āϰ āĻ“āϜāύ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āϜāύ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āφāρāĻļ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻŽāĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āφāρāĻļ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ•āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to take off or peel away scales, often from a fish or other similar surfaces
Transitive: to scale fish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The culinary student practiced the technique of scaling fish under the guidance of the chef instructor.
āĻĒāĻžāĻ•āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĨā§€ āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻĒā§āϰāĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāϕ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻŽāĻžāĻ› āĻ¸ā§āϕ⧇āϞ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻļā§€āϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϚāĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to climb and reach the summit or the peak of a height
Transitive: to scale the peak of a height
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
To access the ancient ruins, archaeologists had to scale the steep hillside in the dense jungle.
āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āύ āĻ§ā§āĻŦāĻ‚āϏāĻžāĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāϤāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϘāύ āϜāĻ™ā§āĻ—āϞ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϜāϝāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to use ladders or similar means to gain access to and conquer a fortified structure
Transitive: to scale a fortified structure
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The soldiers managed to scale the fortress walls and gain entry to the enemy stronghold.
āϏ⧈āĻ¨ā§āϝāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧁āĻ°ā§āϗ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€āϰ āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āϏāĻ•ā§āώāĻŽ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻļāĻ¤ā§āϰ⧁āϰ āĻĻā§‚āĻ°ā§āϗ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤

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