Dictionary definition · scale
noun
- an ordered reference standard"judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
- 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"
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
verb
- measure by or as if by a scale"This bike scales only 25 pounds"
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- take by attacking with scaling ladders"The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
- reach the highest point of"We scaled the Mont Blanc"
- climb up by means of a ladder
- remove the scales from"scale fish"
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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).