Overview of noun scale

The noun scale has 10 senses

• scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series -- (an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10")


• scale -- (relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale")


• scale -- (the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model")


• scale, scale leaf -- (a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin)


• scale, scurf, exfoliation -- (a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin)


• scale, musical scale -- ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))


• scale, weighing machine -- (a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass)


• scale -- (an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)


• plate, scale, shell -- (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))


• scale -- (a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals)

Overview of verb scale

The verb scale has 8 senses

• scale -- (measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds")


• scale -- (pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard)


• scale -- (take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort")


• scale, surmount -- (reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc")


• scale -- (climb up by means of a ladder)


• scale, descale -- (remove the scales from; "scale fish")


• scale -- (measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold")


• scale -- (size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down")