Scale

Quick meaning: Scale is a noun meaning An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.

Meaning

An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.

More Meanings

1. Size; scope.
2. The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
3. A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
4. (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
5. A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
6. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
7. (obsolete) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.

Example Sentences

This map uses a scale of 1:10.

the decimal scale, the binary scale

Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.

There are some who question the scale of our ambitions.

Word Forms

• scales
• scaling
• scaled

Synonyms for scale

Depending on context, synonyms include descale, scales, surmount, shell, plate, scurf.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include descale, plate, surmount, scurf, shell, rung.

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