scale Meaning and Definition

1. n. a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

2. n. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

3. n. an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

4. n. a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

5. n. (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

6. n. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

7. n. a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

8. n. relative magnitude

9. n. the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

10. n. an ordered reference standard

11. v. size or measure according to a scale

12. v. measure with or as if with scales

13. v. remove the scales from

14. v. pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

15. v. climb up by means of a ladder

16. v. reach the highest point of

17. v. take by attacking with scaling ladders

18. v. measure by or as if by a scale