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Scale
Scale
n.
The
dish
of a
balance
;
hence
,
the
balance
itself
; an
instrument
or
machine
for
weighing
; as, to
turn
the
scale
;
chiefly
used
in
the
plural
when
applied
to
the
whole
instrument
or
apparatus
for
weighing
.
Also
used
figuratively
.
Scale
n.
The
sign
or
constellation
Libra
.
Scale
v. t.
To
weigh
or
measure
according
to a
scale
; to
measure
;
also
, to
grade
or
vary
according
to a
scale
or
system
.
Scale
n.
One
of
the
small
,
thin
,
membranous
,
bony
or
horny
pieces
which
form
the
covering
of
many
fishes
and
reptiles
,
and
some
mammals
,
belonging
to
the
dermal
part
of
the
skeleton
, or
dermoskeleton
.
See
Cycloid
,
Ctenoid
,
and
Ganoid
.
Scale
n.
Hence
,
any
layer
or
leaf
of
metal
or
other
material
,
resembling
in
size
and
thinness
the
scale
of a
fish
; as, a
scale
of
iron
, of
bone
,
etc
.
Scale
n.
One
of
the
small
scalelike
structures
covering
parts
of
some
invertebrates
, as
those
on
the
wings
of
Lepidoptera
and
on
the
body
of
Thysanura
;
the
elytra
of
certain
annelids
.
See
Lepidoptera
.
Scale
n.
A
scale
insect
. (
See
below
.)
Scale
n.
A
small
appendage
like
a
rudimentary
leaf
,
resembling
the
scales
of a
fish
in
form
,
and
often
in
arrangement
; as,
the
scale
of a
bud
, of a
pine
cone
,
and
the
like
.
The
name
is
also
given
to
the
chaff
on
the
stems
of
ferns
.
Scale
n.
The
thin
metallic
side
plate
of
the
handle
of a
pocketknife
.
See
Illust
. of
Pocketknife
.
Scale
n.
An
incrustation
deposit
on
the
inside
of a
vessel
in
which
water
is
heated
, as a
steam
boiler
.
Scale
n.
The
thin
oxide
which
forms
on
the
surface
of
iron
forgings
. It
consists
essentially
of
the
magnetic
oxide
,
Fe3O4
.
Also
, a
similar
coating
upon
other
metals
.
Scale
v. t.
To
strip
or
clear
of
scale
or
scales
; as, to
scale
a
fish
; to
scale
the
inside
of a
boiler
.
Scale
v. t.
To
take
off
in
thin
layers
or
scales
, as
tartar
from
the
teeth
; to
pare
off
, as a
surface
.
Scale
v. t.
To
scatter
; to
spread
.
Scale
v. t.
To
clean
, as
the
inside
of a
cannon
, by
the
explosion
of a
small
quantity
of
powder
.
Scale
v. i.
To
separate
and
come
off
in
thin
layers
or
laminae
; as,
some
sandstone
scales
by
exposure
.
Scale
v. i.
To
separate
; to
scatter
.
Scale
n.
A
ladder
; a
series
of
steps
; a
means
of
ascending
.
Scale
n.
Hence
,
anything
graduated
,
especially
when
employed
as a
measure
or
rule
, or
marked
by
lines
at
regular
intervals
.
Scale
n.
A
mathematical
instrument
,
consisting
of a
slip
of
wood
,
ivory
, or
metal
,
with
one
or
more
sets
of
spaces
graduated
and
numbered
on
its
surface
,
for
measuring
or
laying
off
distances
,
etc
., as in
drawing
,
plotting
,
and
the
like
.
See
Gunter
's
scale
.
Scale
n.
A
series
of
spaces
marked
by
lines
,
and
representing
proportionately
larger
distances
; as, a
scale
of
miles
,
yards
,
feet
,
etc
.,
for
a
map
or
plan
.
Scale
n.
A
basis
for
a
numeral
system
; as,
the
decimal
scale
;
the
binary
scale
,
etc
.
Scale
n.
The
graduated
series
of
all
the
tones
,
ascending
or
descending
,
from
the
keynote
to
its
octave
;
called
also
the
gamut
. It
may
be
repeated
through
any
number
of
octaves
.
See
Chromatic
scale
,
Diatonic
scale
,
Major
scale
,
and
Minor
scale
,
under
Chromatic
,
Diatonic
,
Major
,
and
Minor
.
Scale
n.
Gradation
;
succession
of
ascending
and
descending
steps
and
degrees
;
progressive
series
;
scheme
of
comparative
rank
or
order
; as, a
scale
of
being
.
Scale
n.
Relative
dimensions
,
without
difference
in
proportion
of
parts
;
size
or
degree
of
the
parts
or
components
in
any
complex
thing
,
compared
with
other
like
things
;
especially
,
the
relative
proportion
of
the
linear
dimensions
of
the
parts
of a
drawing
,
map
,
model
,
etc
., to
the
dimensions
of
the
corresponding
parts
of
the
object
that
is
represented
; as, a
map
on a
scale
of an
inch
to a
mile
.
Scale
v. t.
To
climb
by a
ladder
, or as if by a
ladder
; to
ascend
by
steps
or by
climbing
; to
clamber
up; as, to
scale
the
wall
of a
fort
.
Scale
v. i.
To
lead
up by
steps
; to
ascend
.
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