scale
noun
/skeɪl/
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/skæɪl/
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[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
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[skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
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- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
- The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
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scala
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- (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.
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scala,
gamma
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scale
noun
/skeɪl/
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/skæɪl/
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[skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
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[skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
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- 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.
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scaglia,
squama
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- A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
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squama
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scales
noun
/skeɪlz/
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- A device for measuring weight.
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bilancia
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