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1
a
: a small, flattened, rigid, and definitely circumscribed plate forming part of the external body covering especially of a fish
c
: the scaly covering of a scaled animal
3
: a thin coating, layer, or incrustation: such as
a
: a usually black scaly coating of oxide forming on the surface of a metal (such as iron) when it is heated for processing
b
: a hard incrustation usually rich in sulfate of calcium that is deposited on the inside of a vessel (such as a boiler) in which water is heated
4
a
: a modified leaf protecting a seed plant bud before expansion
b
: a thin, membranous, chaffy, or woody bract
scaled; scaling
3
: to throw (something, such as a thin, flat stone) so that the edge cuts the air or so that it skips on water : skim
1
: a graduated series of musical tones ascending or descending in order of pitch according to a specified scheme of their intervals
2
: something graduated especially when used as a measure or rule: such as
a
: an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances
b
: a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (such as the height of the mercury in a thermometer)
c
scale adjective
scaled; scaling
2
a
: to pattern, make, regulate, set, or estimate according to some rate or standard : adjust —often used with back, down, or up
b
: to arrange in a graduated series
c(1)
: to measure by or as if by a scale
(2)
: to measure or estimate the sound content of (logs, standing timber, etc.)
Synonyms
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell — more at shell
Noun (2)
Middle English, from Anglo-French escale, eschale, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English scealu shell, husk — more at shell
Noun (3)
Middle English, from Late Latin scala ladder, staircase, from Latin scalae, plural, stairs, rungs, ladder; akin to Latin scandere to climb — more at scan
Verb (3) and Noun (4)
Middle English, from scale entry 5
First Known Use
Noun (1)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2b
Verb (1)
1691, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
Noun (2)
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb (2)
15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
Noun (3)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 6b
Verb (3)
14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1b
Noun (4)
circa 1587, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Time Traveler
The first known use of scale was in the 14th century Phrases Containing scale
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