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