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scale noun

  /skeɪl/ , /skæɪl/ , [skeɪ̯(ə)ɫ] , [skæɪ̯(ə)ɫ]
  • An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
  • The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
 scala
  • (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.
 scala, gamma

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.
 scaglia, squama
  • A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
 squama

scales noun

  /skeɪlz/
  • A device for measuring weight.
 bilancia

scaling

scalata
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