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I [skeil] noun1) (a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.) skala2) (a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.) skala3) (in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.) gamma4) (the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.) mērogs5) (the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.) mērogsII [skeil] verb(to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.) uzkāpt; pārkāptIII [skeil] noun(any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.) zvīņa(s)- scaly* * *zvīņa, zvīņas; svaru kauss; mērogs; skala; zobakmens; svari; katlakmens; mēroga lineāls; līmenis, pakāpe; plāva; gamma, toņkārta; svērt; uzkāpt; notīrīt zvīņas; nolobīt; noteikt mērogu; nolobīties; pārklāties ar katlakmeni
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scale — I n. series of notes arranged in a certain sequence (mus.) 1) to play; sing a scale 2) a chromatic; diatonic; major; minor; natural scale system of classifying in a series of steps 3) a sliding; social scale 4) a pay, salary, wage; union scale… … Combinatory dictionary
Scale — A bank that offers to pay different rates of interest on CDs of varying rates is said to post a scale. Commercial paper dealers also post scales. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * scale scale [skeɪl] noun 1. [singular, uncountable] the… … Financial and business terms
scale — Payment of different rates of interest on CDs of varying maturities ( maturity). A bank is said to post a scale. Commercial paper dealers also post scales. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * scale scale [skeɪl] noun 1. [singular, uncountable]… … Financial and business terms
scale — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 size/extent ADJECTIVE ▪ full ▪ It was several days before the full scale of the accident became clear. ▪ big, considerable, epic, grand, greater … Collocations dictionary
scale — I. /skeɪl / (say skayl) noun 1. one of the thin, flat, horny or hard plates that form the covering of certain animals, as fishes. 2. any thin plate like piece, lamina, or flake such as peels off from a surface. 3. Botany a. a small rudimentary… …
scale — scale1 noun 1》 each of the small overlapping horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. ↘each of numerous microscopic tile like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. ↘a rudimentary leaf, feather, or… … English new terms dictionary
Scale insect — Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous–recent … Wikipedia
Scale (map) — The scale of a map is defined as the ratio of a distance on the map to the corresponding distance on the ground. If the region of the map is small enough for the curvature of the Earth to be neglected, then the scale may be taken as a constant… … Wikipedia
Scale (ratio) — The concept of scale is applicable if a system is represented proportionally by another system. For example, for a scale model of an object, the ratio of corresponding lengths is a dimensionless scale, e.g. 1:25; this scale is larger than 1:50.In … Wikipedia
scale — 01. Authorities fear the [scale] of the disaster is even greater than originally anticipated. 02. It took the climbers over 5 hours to [scale] the cliff face. 03. This model ship has been made to [scale]. 04. The [scale] of the damage to the… … Grammatical examples in English
Scale of chords — Chord Chord (k[^o]rd), n. [L chorda a gut, a string made of a gut, Gr. chordh . In the sense of a string or small rope, in general, it is written cord. See {Cord}.] 1. The string of a musical instrument. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mus.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
