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• scale — scale1 [skāl] n. [ME < LL scala (in Vulg., Jacob s ladder) < L, usually as pl., scalae, flight of stairs, ladder < * scandsla < scandere, to climb: see DESCEND] 1. Obs. a) a ladder or flight of stairs b) any means of ascent 2 …   English World dictionary

• scale — Ⅰ. scale [1] ► NOUN 1) each of the small overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2) a thick dry flake of skin. 3) a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime. 4) tartar formed… …   English terms dictionary

• scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b …   Universalium

• scale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell more at shell Date: 14th century 1. a. either pan or tray of a balance b. a beam that is supported freely in the center and …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• scale — I [[t]skeɪl[/t]] n. v. scaled, scal•ing 1) a) one of the thin flat horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins b) one of the hard bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the… …   From formal English to slang

• 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*/*/*/ — [skeɪl] noun I 1) [singular/U] the size, rate, or level of something Is the Government aware of the scale of the problem (= are they aware of how big it is)?[/ex] 2) [C] a range of numbers or amounts forming a system for separating things into… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• scale leaf — noun a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin • Syn: ↑scale • Hypernyms: ↑leaf, ↑leafage, ↑foliage • Hyponyms: ↑squamule * * * noun …   Useful english dictionary

• Scale moss — Moss Moss (m[o^]s; 115), n. [OE. mos; akin to AS. me[ o]s, D. mos, G. moos, OHG. mos, mios, Icel. mosi, Dan. mos, Sw. mossa, Russ. mokh , L. muscus. Cf. {Muscoid}.] 1. (Bot.) A cryptogamous plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• scale — skeɪl n. progression of steps; table of graduated rates; system of marks used for measuring; flake; one of many thin plates forming a protective covering; weighing device; limescale v. climb; ascend; weigh; do according to a particular ratio;… …   English contemporary dictionary

• scale leaf — noun Botany a small modified leaf, as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb …   English new terms dictionary