English-Thai Dictionary

scale

N ตราชั่ง  เครื่องชั่ง  balance scale beam stapel scale steelyard tra-chang

 

scale

N ระบบ การ วัด  ra-bob-kab-wad

 

scale

N สะ เก็ด  เกล็ด  sa-ked

 

scale

N อัตรา  ระดับ  ขนาด  ชั้น  มา ตร  มาตราส่วน แผนที่  ad-tra

 

scale

VI ตกสะเก็ด  tok-sa-ked

 

scale

VI ประมา ณ  ประเมิน  วัด ขนาด  pra-man

 

scale

VI เพิ่มขึ้น  เลื่อน ขึ้น  poem-kuan

 

scale

VT เอา สะ เก็ด ออก  เอา เปลือก ออก  aol-sa-ked-ook

 

scale down

PHRV ลดราคา หรือ ตัวเลข ลง  scale up lod-ra-ka-rue-tue-lek-long

 

scale to

PHRV ขึ้นอยู่กับ  แปร ตาม  kuan-yu-kab

 

scale up

PHRV เพิ่ม  เพิ่ม ราคา หรือ ตัวเลข  scale down poem

 

scalene

ADJ(สามเหลี่ยม  มี ด้าน ไม่ เท่ากัน  me-dan-mai-tao-kan

 

scalenus

N กล้ามเนื้อ บริเวณ ก้านคอ  kam-nuan-bo-ri-wen-kan-kor

 

scaler

N ผู้ ชั่ง  ผู้ วัด  phu-chang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCALE

n.[L. id. If the sense is to strip, it coincides with the Gr. to spoil. ] 1. The dish of a balance; and hence, the balance itself, or whole instrument; as, to turn the scale.
Long time in even scale the battle hung.
But in general, we use the plural, scales, for the whole instrument.
The scales are turn'd; her kindness weights no more now than my vows.
2. The sign of the balance or Libra, in the zodiac.
3. The small shell or crust which composes a part of the covering of a fish; and hence, any thin layer or leaf exfoliated or separated; a thin lamin; as scales of iron or of bone.
The scales of fish consist of alternate layers of membrane and phosphate of lime. The scales of serpents are composed of a horny membrane, without the calcarious phosphate.
4. A ladder; series of steps; means of ascending. [L. scala. ]
5. The art of storming a place by mounting the wall on ladders; an escalade, or scalade.
6. A mathematical instrument of wood or metal, on which are marked line and figures for the purpose of measuring distances, extent or proportions; as a plain scale; a diagonal scale.
7. Regular gradation; a series rising by steps or degrees like those of a ladder. Thus we speak of the scale of being, in which man occupies a higher rank than brutes, and angels a higher rank than man.
8. Any instrument, figure or scheme, graduated for the purpose of measuring extent or proportions as a map drawn by a scale of half an inch to a league.
9. In music, a gamut; a diagram; or a series of lines and spaces rising one above another, on which notes are placed; or a scale consists of the regular gradations of sounds. A scale may be limited to an octave, called by the Greeks a tetrachord, or it may extend to the compass of any voice or instrument.
1 . Any thing graduated or marked with degrees at equal distances.

 

SCALE

v.t. 1. To climb, as by a ladder; to ascend by steps; and applied to the walls of a fortified place, to mount in assault or storm.
Oft have I scal'd the craggy oak.
2. [from scale, a balance. ] To measure; to compare; to weight.
3. [from scale, the covering of a fish. ] to strip or clear of scales; as, to scale a fish.
4. To take off in thin lamins or scales.
5. To pare off a surface.
If all the mountains were scaled, and the earth made even -
6. In the north of England, to spread, as manure or loose substances; also, to disperse; to waste.
7. In gunnery, to clean 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 lamins. The old shells of the lobster scale off.

 

SCALED

pp. 1. Ascended by ladders or steps; cleared of scales; pared; scattered.
2. a. Having scales like a fish; squamous; as a scaled snake.

 

SCALELESS

a.Destitute of scales.

 

SCALENE, SCALENOUS

a.[Gr. oblique, unequal. ] A scalene triangle, is one whose sides and angles are unequal.

 

SCALENE

n.a scalene triangle.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCALE

Scale, n. Etym: [AS. scale; perhaps influenced by the kindred Icel.skal balance, dish, akin also to D. schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a fish. Cf. Scale of a fish, Skull the brain case. ]

 

1. 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. Long time in even scale The battle hung. Milton. The scales are turned; her kindness weighs no more Now than my vows. Waller.

 

2. (Astron.)

 

Defn: The sign or constellation Libra. Platform scale. See under Platform. tip the scales, influence an action so as to change an outcome from one likely result to another.

 

SCALE

Scale, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n. Scaling. ]

 

Defn: To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system. Scaling his present bearing with his past. Shak. To scale, or scale down, a debt, wages, etc. , to reduce a debt, etc. ,according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.]

 

SCALE

Scale, n. Etym: [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin to D.schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell, Dan. skiæl a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale, shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; butperhaps rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. écaille scale of a fish, and écale shell of beans, pease, egs, nuts, of German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See Shale. ]

 

1. (Anat. )

 

Defn: 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. Fish that, with their fins and shining scales, Glide under the green wave. Milton.

 

2. 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.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: 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.

 

4. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: A scale insect. (See below. )

 

5. (Bot. )

 

Defn: 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.

 

6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.

 

7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler.

 

8. (Metal. )

 

Defn: The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists esentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. Covering scale (Zoöl.), a hydrophyllium. -- Ganoid scale (Zoöl.) See under Ganoid. -- Scale armor (Mil. ), armor made of small metallic scales overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth. -- Scale beetle (Zoöl.), the tiger beetle. -- Scale carp (Zoöl.), a carp having normal scales. -- Scale insect (Zoöl.), any one of numerous species of small hemipterous insects belonging to the family Coccidæ, in which the females, when adult, become more or less scalelike in form. They are found upon the leaves and twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do great damage to fruit trees. See Orange scale, under Orange. -- Scale moss (Bot. ), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order Hepaticæ; -- so called from the small imbricated scalelike leaves of most of the species. See Hepatica, 2, and Jungermannia.

 

SCALE

SCALE Scale, v. t.

 

1. To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler.

 

2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface. "If all the mountaines were scaled, and the earth made even. " T. Burnet.

 

3. To scatter; to spread. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ]

 

4. (Gun. )

 

Defn: To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder. Totten.

 

SCALE

SCALE Scale, v. i.

 

1. To separate and come off in thin layers or laminæ; as, some sandstone scales by exposure. Those that cast their shell are the lobster and crab; the old skins are found, but the old shells never; so it is likely that they scale off. Bacon.

 

2. To separate; to scatter. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ]

 

SCALE

Scale, n. Etym: [L. scalae, pl. , scala staircase, ladder; akin to scandere to climb. See Scan; cf. Escalade. ]

 

1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs. ]

 

2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals. Specifically: (a ) 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. (b ) 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. (c ) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc. (d ) (Mus. ) 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.

 

3. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being. There is a certain scale of duties... which for want of studying in right order, all the world is in confusion. Milton.

 

4. 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 of chords, a graduated scale on which are given the lengths of the chords of arcs from º to 9 º in a circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.

 

SCALE

Scale, v. t. Etym: [Cf. It. scalare, fr. L. scale, scala. See Scale a ladder. ]

 

Defn: 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. Oft have I scaled the craggy oak. Spenser.

 

SCALE

SCALE Scale, v. i.

 

Defn: To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs. ] Satan from hence, now on the lower stair, That scaled by steps of gold to heaven-gate, Looks down with wonder. Milton.

 

SCALEBACK

SCALEBACK Scale "back `, n. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family Polynoidæ, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. See Illust. under Chætopoda.

 

SCALEBEAM

SCALEBEAM Scale "beam `, n.

 

1. The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.

 

2. A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.

 

SCALEBOARD

Scale "board ` (; commonly, n. Etym: [3d scale + board. ]

 

1. (Print. )

 

Defn: A thin slip of wood used to justify a page. [Obs. ] Crabb.

 

2. A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of firniture, and the like. Scaleboard plane, a plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.

 

SCALED

SCALED Scaled, a.

 

1. Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.

 

2. Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring.

 

3. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove. Scaled dove (Zoöl.), any American dove of the genus Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.

 

SCALELESS

SCALELESS Scale "less, a.

 

Defn: Destitute of scales.

 

SCALENE

Sca *lene ", a. Etym: [L. scalenus, Gr. scalène.]

 

1. (Geom.) (a ) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle. (b ) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.

 

2. (Anat. ) (a ) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles. (b ) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles. Scalene muscles (Anat. ), a group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebræ to the first and second ribs.

 

SCALENE

SCALENE Sca *lene ", n. (Geom.)

 

Defn: A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.

 

SCALENOHEDRAL

SCALENOHEDRAL Sca *le `no *he "dral, a. (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: Of or pertaining to a scalenohedron.

 

SCALENOHEDRON

Sca *le `no *he "dron, n. Etym: [Gr. (Crystallog.)

 

Defn: A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle.

 

SCALER

SCALER Scal "er, n.

 

Defn: One who, or that which, scales; specifically, a dentist's instrument for removing tartar from the teeth.

 

SCALE-WINGED

SCALE-WINGED Scale "-winged `, a. (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the lepidoptera; scaly-winged.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

scale

scale 1 |skāl skeɪl | ▶noun 1 each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 2 something resembling a fish scale in appearance or function, in particular: • a thick dry flake of skin. • a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. • each of numerous microscopic tilelike structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. 3 a flaky deposit, in particular: • a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. , by the evaporation of water containing lime. • tartar formed on teeth. • a coating of oxide formed on heated metal. ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] remove scale or scales from: he scales the fish and removes the innards. • remove tartar from (teeth ) by scraping them. 2 [ no obj. ] (often as noun scaling ) (esp. of the skin ) form scales: moisturizers can ease off drying and scaling. • come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off: the paint was scaling from the brick walls. DERIVATIVES scaled |skāld |adjective [ often in combination ] : a rough-scaled fish, scale less |ˈskāl (l )is |adjective, scal er noun ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale 2 .

 

scale

scale 2 |skeɪl skāl | ▶noun (usu. scales ) an instrument for weighing. Scales were originally simple balances (pairs of scales ) but are now usually devices with an internal weighing mechanism housed under a platform on which the thing to be weighed is placed, with a gauge or electronic display showing the weight. • (also scalepan ) either of the dishes on a simple balance. • (the Scales ) the zodiacal sign or constellation Libra. ▶verb [ with obj. ] weigh a specified weight: some men scaled less than ninety pounds. PHRASES tip the scales see tip 2. tip the scales at see tip 2. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup, ’ surviving in South African English ): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl, ’ of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl, ’ also to English dialect shale ‘dish ’ Compare with skoal .

 

scale

scale 3 |skeɪl skāl | ▶noun 1 a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something: company employees have hit the top of their pay scales. • the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest: two men at opposite ends of the social scale . • a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something: the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right. • a device having such a series of marks: she read the exact distance off a scale. • a rule determining the distances between such marks: the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale. 2 [ in sing. ] the relative size or extent of something: no one foresaw the scale of the disaster | everything in the house is on a grand scale . • [ often as modifier ] a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan: a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building | an Ordnance Survey map on a scale of 1:2500. • (in full scale of notation ) Mathematics a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base: the conversion of the number to the binary scale. • Photography the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density. 3 Music an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch: the scale of C major. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 climb up or over (something high and steep ): thieves scaled an 8-foot fence. 2 represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale: (as adj. scaled ) : scaled plans of the house. • [ no obj. ] (of a quantity or property ) be variable according to a particular scale. 3 estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree ). PHRASES play (or sing or practice ) scales Music perform the notes of a scale as an exercise for the fingers or voice. to scale with a uniform reduction or enlargement: it is hard to build models to scale from a drawing. in scale (of a drawing or model ) in proportion to the surroundings. PHRASAL VERBS scale something back reduce something in size, number, or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board: in the short term, even scaling back defense costs money. scale something down (or scale down ) reduce something (or be reduced ) in size, number or extent, esp. by a constant proportion across the board: manufacturing capacity has been scaled down | his whole income scaled down by 20 percent. scale something up (or scale up ) increase something (or be increased ) in size or number: one cannot suddenly scale up a laboratory procedure by a thousandfold. DERIVATIVES scal er noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder ’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb ’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb. ’

 

scale armor

scale ar mor ▶noun historical armor consisting of small overlapping plates of metal, leather, or horn.

 

scale board

scale board ▶noun [ mass noun ] very thin wood used (especially formerly ) in bookbinding, making hatboxes, and backing pictures.

 

scale insect

scale in sect ▶noun a small insect with a protective shieldlike scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a single plant, sometimes occurring in such large numbers that it becomes a serious pest. [Superfamily Coccoidea, suborder Homoptera: several families, in particular Coccidae. ]

 

scale leaf

scale leaf ▶noun Botany a small modified leaf, esp. a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.

 

scalene

sca lene |skāˈlēn ˈskeɪlin | ▶adjective (of a triangle ) having sides unequal in length. ▶noun 1 (also scalene muscle ) Anatomy another term for scalenus. 2 a scalene triangle. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek skalēnos ‘unequal ’; related to skolios ‘bent. ’

 

scalenus

sca le nus |skāˈlēnəs skeɪˈlinəs | ▶noun ( pl. scaleni |-ˈlēnī | ) any of several muscles extending from the neck to the first and second ribs. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from late Latin scalenus (musculus ) ‘unequal (muscle )’ (see scalene ).

 

scale of notation

scale of no ta tion ▶noun see scale 3 ( sense 2 of the noun ).

 

scalepan

scale pan |ˈskālˌpan ˈskeɪlpæn | ▶noun see scale 2.

 

scaleworm

scale worm |ˈskālˌwərm ˈskeɪlwərm |(also scale worm ) ▶noun a marine bristle worm with scales on the upper surface that have a protective function, and in some species are able to luminesce. [Family Aphroditidae: Aphrodite and other genera. See also sea mouse . ]

 

Oxford Dictionary

scale

scale 1 |skeɪl | ▶noun 1 each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another. 2 something resembling a fish scale in appearance or function, in particular: • a thick dry flake of skin. • a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. • each of numerous microscopic tile-like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. 3 [ mass noun ] a flaky deposit, in particular: • a white deposit formed in a kettle, boiler, etc. by the evaporation of water containing lime. • tartar formed on teeth. • a coating of oxide formed on heated metal. Botany ▶verb 1 [ with obj. ] remove scale or scales from: he scales the fish and removes the innards. • remove tartar from (teeth ) by scraping them. 2 [ no obj. ] (often as noun scaling ) (especially of the skin ) form scales: moisturizers can ease off drying and scaling. • come off in scales or thin pieces; flake off: the paint was scaling from the brick walls. PHRASES the scales fall from someone's eyes someone is no longer deceived. [with biblical reference to Acts 9:18. ]DERIVATIVES scaled adjective [ often in combination ] : a rough-scaled fish, scaleless |ˈskeɪllɪs |adjective, scaler noun ORIGIN Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale 2 .

 

scale

scale 2 |skeɪl | ▶noun 1 (usu. scales ) an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales ) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism. • (also scale pan ) either of the dishes on a simple balance. • (the Scales ) the zodiacal sign or constellation Libra. 2 S. African a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink. ▶verb weigh a specified weight: some men scaled less than ninety pounds. PHRASES throw something on (or into ) the scale contribute something to one side of an argument or debate. tip (or turn ) the scales see tip 2. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup ’, surviving in South African English ): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl ’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl ’, also to English dialect shale ‘dish ’.

 

scale

scale 3 |skeɪl | ▶noun 1 a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something: company employees have hit the top of their pay scales. • the full range of different levels of people or things, from lowest to highest: two men at opposite ends of the social scale | at the other end of the scale, premiership clubs are forced to pay huge wages. • a series of marks at regular intervals in a line used in measuring something: the mean delivery time is plotted against a scale on the right. • a device having a series of marks at regular intervals for measuring: she read the exact distance off a scale. • a rule determining the distances between marks on a scale: the vertical axis is given on a logarithmic scale. 2 [ in sing. ] the relative size or extent of something: no one foresaw the scale of the disaster | everything in the house is on a grand scale . • [ often as modifier ] a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan: a one-fifth scale model of a seven-storey building | an Ordnance map on a scale of 1:2500. 3 Music an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch: the scale of C major. 4 (in full scale of notation ) Mathematics a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base: the conversion of the number to the binary scale. 5 Photography the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density. ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 climb up or over (something high and steep ): thieves scaled a high fence. 2 represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale: (as adj. scaled ) : scaled plans of the house. • [ no obj. ] (of a quantity or property ) be variable according to a particular scale. 3 N. Amer. estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree ). PHRASES play (or sing or practise ) scales Music perform the notes of a scale as an exercise for the fingers or voice. to scale with a uniform reduction or enlargement: it is hard to build models to scale from a drawing. in scale (of a drawing or model ) in proportion to the surroundings. PHRASAL VERBS scale something back /down (or up ) reduce (or increase ) something in size, number, or extent: manufacturing capacity has been scaled down. DERIVATIVES scaler noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder ’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb ’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb ’.

 

scale armour

scale ar ¦mour ▶noun [ mass noun ] historical armour consisting of small overlapping plates of metal, leather, or horn.

 

scale board

scale board ▶noun [ mass noun ] very thin wood used (especially formerly ) in bookbinding, making hatboxes, and backing pictures.

 

scale insect

scale in ¦sect ▶noun a small bug with a protective shield-like scale. It spends most of its life attached by its mouth to a single plant, sometimes occurring in such large numbers that it becomes a serious pest. ●Superfamily Coccoidea, suborder Homoptera: several families, in particular Coccidae.

 

scale leaf

scale leaf ▶noun Botany a small modified leaf, especially a colourless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.

 

scalene

scalene |ˈskeɪliːn | ▶adjective (of a triangle ) having sides unequal in length. ▶noun 1 (also scalene muscle ) Anatomy another term for scalenus. 2 a scalene triangle. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: via late Latin from Greek skalēnos ‘unequal ’; related to skolios ‘bent ’.

 

scalenus

scalenus |skəˈliːnəs | ▶noun ( pl. scaleni |-nʌɪ | ) any of several muscles extending from the neck to the first and second ribs. ORIGIN early 18th cent.: modern Latin, from late Latin scalenus (musculus ) ‘unequal (muscle )’ (see scalene ).

 

scale of notation

scale of no |ta ¦tion ▶noun see scale 3 ( sense 4 of the noun ).

 

scale pan

scale pan ▶noun see scale 2.

 

scale worm

scale worm ▶noun a marine bristle worm with scales on the upper surface which have a protective function, and in some species are able to luminesce. ●Family Aphroditidae: Aphrodite and other genera. See also sea mouse .

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

scale

scale 1 noun 1 reptiles have scales covering the skin: plate; technical lamella, lamina, squama, scute, scutum. 2 the disease causes scales on the skin: flake; (scales ) scurf, dandruff; technical furfur. 3 how can I remove the scale from my tea kettle? buildup, deposit, incrustation.

 

scale

scale 2 noun 1 the Richter scale: calibrated system, calibration, graduated system, system of measurement, measuring system. 2 we are at opposite ends of the social scale: hierarchy, ladder, ranking, pecking order, order, spectrum, progression, succession, sequence, series. 3 the scale of the map is too small to show details: ratio, proportion, relative size. 4 no one foresaw the scale of the disaster: extent, size, scope, magnitude, dimensions, range, breadth, compass, degree, reach, spread, sweep. ▶verb thieves scaled the fence: climb, ascend, go up, clamber up, scramble up, mount, shinny (up ); historical escalade. PHRASES scale down manufacturing capacity has been scaled down: reduce, cut down, cut back, cut, make cutbacks in, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune, curtail. scale up the departments intend to scale up their activities: increase, expand, augment, build up, add to; step up, boost, escalate.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

scale

scale 1 noun 1 all reptiles have scales covering the skin: plate; technical lamella, lamina, squama, scute, scutum. 2 the disease causes scales on the skin: flake; (scales ) scurf, dandruff; technical furfur. 3 scale is bad enough in kettles, but can have a disastrous effect on the insides of boilers: limescale; deposit, encrustation, coating; Brit. fur.

 

scale

scale 2 noun 1 the Celsius scale of temperature: calibrated system, calibration, graduated system, system of measurement, measuring system, register. 2 two men at opposite ends of the social scale: hierarchy, ladder, ranking, pecking order, order, spectrum, progression, succession, sequence, series. 3 the number of points needed to represent the line will depend on the scale of the map: ratio, proportion, relative size. 4 no one foresaw the scale of the disaster: extent, size, scope, magnitude, dimensions, range, breadth, compass, degree, reach, spread, sweep. ▶verb thieves scaled an 8ft high fence: climb, ascend, go up, go over, clamber up, shin (up ), scramble up, mount; N. Amer. shinny (up ); rare escalade. PHRASES scale something down manufacturing capacity has been scaled down: reduce, cut down, cut back, cut, make cutbacks in, decrease, lessen, lower, trim, slim down, prune, curtail. scale something up the departments intend to scale up their activities: increase, expand, augment, build up, add to; step up, boost, escalate.

 

scales

scales plural noun weighing machine, balance, pair of scales; steelyard.

 

Spanish Dictionary

scalextric

scalextric escaléxtric . ETIMOLOGÍA Préstamo del inglés S-calextric, nombre de marca registrada, procedente de un cruce de Scalex y (elec )tric (al ). Scalex a su vez procede del nombre de unos coches en miniatura fabricados a diferentes escalas (scale x ).Se pronuncia aproximadamente ‘escaléxtric ’.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scale

scale 1 /skeɪl /〖語源は 「はしご 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U 規模 , 程度 , スケール (!具体例ではa ～; その際修飾語を伴う ) ▸ The vaccine will be tested on a large [grand, massive ] scale .そのワクチンの試験は大規模に行われる ▸ on a small scale 小規模に ▸ The project is small in scale .そのプロジェクトは規模が小さい .2 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(数量 程度を測定するための )段階 , 階級 ; (評価などの )基準, 尺度 ; (賃金などの )率, 等級表 ▸ the Richter scale (地震の )リヒタースケール ▸ a sliding scale (賃金などの )スライド制 ▸ the income scale 所得体系 ▸ a pay scale 給与体系 ▸ the social scale 社会的地位 ▸ at the other end of the scale もう一方の極には .3 C (定規などの )目盛り ; 物差し ▸ the scale on the thermometer 温度計の目盛り 4 U (地図 模型などの )縮尺 , 縮小比 (!具体例ではa ～/～s; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ; 〖形容詞的に 〗(ある )縮尺の ▸ a 1 /350 scale battleship model 350分の1の縮尺の戦艦模型 ▸ a scale drawing 縮尺図 5 C 〘楽 〙音階 ▸ play a scale on an instrument 楽器である音階を弾いてみる .6 C 〘数 〙記数法 , …進法 .in sc á le «…と » 釣り合いがとれて «with » .on a sc à le of ò ne to t é n [1 to 10 ]｟話 ｠10段階で, 10点満点で ▸ On a scale of 1--10 how would you rate yourself as an actor? 役者としてはご自身に10点満点で何点をつけますか .out of sc á le «…と » 不釣り合いで «with » .to sc á le (実物に対して )一定の比率で .動詞 他動詞 1 ｟かたい書 ｠〈人が 〉〈高い山 がけ 壁など 〉をよじ登る ▸ scale the building [walls ]ビル [壁 ]をよじ登る ▸ scale the heights (成功して )頂点に登りつめる .2 〈地図など 〉を縮尺する, 縮尺で製図する ; 【一定の基準に 】〈図など 〉を合わせる «to » .3 …を物差しで計る .自動詞 1 登る , よじ登る ; 段階的に高くなる .2 〈量が 〉比例する .3 〘コンピュ 〙規模を変更する .sc à le A b á ck [b á ck A ]｟米 ｠＝scale A down .sc à le A d ó wn [d ó wn A ]〈人が 〉A 〈物 事の規模 程度 〉を縮小する .sc à le A ú p [ú p A ]〈人が 〉A 〈物 事の規模 程度 〉を拡大する .

 

scale

scale 2 /skeɪl /〖語源は 「コップ, どんぶり 」〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 〖｟米 ｠a ～; ｟英 ｠通例 ～s 〗はかり , 計量器 ; てんびん ▸ bathroom scales (家庭用 )体重計 ▸ kitchen scales 調理用はかり ▸ get [stand, step ] on the scales 体重計に乗る [立つ ]▸ step off the scales 体重計から降りる .2 てんびんの皿 ▸ a pair of scales てんびん 〘法と秩序の象徴 〙.3 〖the Scales 〗〘天 〙てんびん座 (Libra ).h ò ld the sc à les é ven (両者を )公平に裁く .t ì p [t ù rn ] the sc á les 1 «…の » 重さがある ; «…で » 片方のてんびんを重くする «at » .2 〈動機 状況などが 〉 «…の有利になるように /…の不利になるように » 決定的な影響を及ぼす «for , in favor of /against » .動詞 他動詞 …をてんびんで計る .自動詞 〖～ C 〗〈ボクサーなどが 〉Cの体重がある (!Cは重さを表す 名詞 ) .

 

scale

scale 3 名詞 1 C 〖通例 ～s 〗(魚 は虫類などの )うろこ .2 U 歯石 (tartar ).3 U (熱湯が通る管や容器の内側にできる白い )湯あか, 金ごけ .4 C さびあか (rust scales ).5 C U うろこ状のもの ; 皮膚の薄片, かさぶた ; (ガなどの )鱗片 （りんぺん ）.6 C 〘植 〙芽苞 （がほう ）, 苞葉 （ほうよう ）, (松かさの )鱗片, (豆の )さや, 殻 .7 U C 〘虫 〙カイガラムシ (scale insect ).rem ò ve the sc á les from A's é yes A 〈人 〉の目を覚まさせる .the sc à les f á ll from A's é yes ｟文 ｠A 〈人 〉の目からうろこが落ちる 〘聖書より 〙.動詞 他動詞 1 〈人が 〉〈魚 〉のうろこを落とす ; …のさや [殻 ]を取る ; …の湯あかをこすり取る ; 〈ペンキ 歯石など 〉を削り取る .2 …をうろこで覆う ; …に湯あかを生じさせる .3 〈平たい石など 〉を水面を切るように投げる .自動詞 1 〈ペンキなどが 〉 «…から » はげ落ちる (off ) «off » .2 湯あかが付く .

 

scalene

sca lene /skéɪliːn, -̀-́ /形容詞 〘数 〙不等辺の ; 〘医 〙斜角筋の .名詞 C 〘数 〙不等辺三角形 ; 〘医 〙斜角筋 .