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scale noun

  /skeɪl/ , /skæɪl/ , [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] , [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
  • A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
 escama

scale verb

  /skeɪl/ , /skæɪl/ , [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] , [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • (transitive) To climb to the top of.
 escalar
  • (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
 agrandar, reducir

scale noun

  /skeɪl/ , /skæɪl/ , [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] , [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
  • Size; scope.
  • The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
 escala
  • (obsolete) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
  • (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
 escala, gama

scale verb

  /skeɪl/ , /skæɪl/ , [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] , [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • (transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
 escamar

scale noun

  /skeɪl/ , /skæɪl/ , [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] , [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
 platillo

scales noun

  /skeɪlz/
  • A device for measuring weight.
 balanza, báscula, peso, romana
economies of scale
economía de escala
scale model
maqueta
engineer's scale
escalímetro
economy of scale
economía de escala
large-scale
a gran escala, en gran escala
Beaufort scale
escala de Beaufort
Richter scale
escala Richter, escala de Richter
diatonic scale
escala diatónica
chromatic scale
escala cromática
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