scale

尺度, 刻度(尺, 盘, 表); 标度(盘),标尺

级别; 等级(表); 量表

比例(尺), 缩尺; 比率[值];【军】分划

规模, 大小, 程度, 范围

阶梯, 梯子, 阶段

【音】音阶, 音列

【数】进位法[制], 进制; 换算(法), 进位计数法, 记数法

(对木材的)估量, 积表

量计, 计量器, 测定计[仪]

scale

any of the numerous plates, made of various substances resembling enamel or dentine, covering the bodies of fishes

any of the horny or chitinous plates covering a part or the entire body of certain reptiles and mammals.any of the numerous minute structures covering the wings of lepidoptera.

a thin flat piece or flake

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the skin: excessive shedding may be the result of a skin disease

a specialized leaf or bract, esp the protective covering of a bud or the dry membranous bract of a catkin

See scale insect

a flaky black oxide of iron formed on the surface of iron or steel at high temperatures

any oxide formed on a metal during heat treatment

another word for limescale

to remove the scales or coating from

to peel off or cause to peel off in flakes or scales

to shed scales

to cover or become covered with scales, incrustation, etc

to throw (a disc or thin flat object) edgewise through the air or along the surface of water

to ride on public transport without paying a fare

to steal (something)

scale

a machine or device for weighing

one of the pans of a balance

to weigh with or as if with scales

to have a weight of

scale

a sequence of marks either at regular intervals or else representing equal steps used as a reference in making measurements

a measuring instrument having such a scale

the ratio between the size of something real and that of a model or representation of it.(as modifier)

a line, numerical ratio, etc, for showing this ratio

a progressive or graduated table of things, wages, etc, in order of size, value, etc

an established measure or standard

a relative degree or extent

a group of notes taken in ascending or descending order, esp within the compass of one octave

the notation of a given number system

a graded series of tests measuring mental development, etc

a ladder or staircase

to climb to the top of (a height) by or as if by a ladder

to make or draw (a model, plan, etc) according to a particular ratio of proportionate reduction

to increase or reduce proportionately in size, etc

(in forestry) to estimate the board footage of (standing timber or logs)

See scale back