• a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
• an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
• a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
• (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
• a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
• a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
• relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand Scale"
• the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the Scale of the map"; "the Scale of the model"
• an ordered reference standard; "judging on a Scale of 1 to 10"
• size or measure according to a Scale; "This model must be Scaled down"
• measure with or as if with Scales; "Scale the gold"
• remove the Scales from; "Scale fish"
• pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
• climb up by means of a ladder
• reach the highest point of; "We Scaled the Mont Blanc"
• take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops Scaled the walls of the fort"
• measure by or as if by a Scale; "This bike Scales only 25 pounds"

'Scale' in other languages