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a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
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a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Synonym: plate shell
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an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
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a measuring instrument for weighing
shows amount of mass
Synonym: weighing machine
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(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
Synonym: musical scale
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a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Synonym: scurf exfoliation
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a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Synonym: scale leaf
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relative magnitude
e.g. they entertained on a grand scale
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the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
e.g. the scale of the map
e.g. the scale of the model
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an ordered reference standard
e.g. judging on a scale of 1 to 10
Synonym: scale of measurement graduated table ordered series
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size or measure according to a scale
e.g. This model must be scaled down
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measure with or as if with scales
e.g. scale the gold
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remove the scales from
e.g. scale fish
Synonym: descale
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pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
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climb up by means of a ladder
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reach the highest point of
e.g. We scaled the Mont Blanc
Synonym: surmount
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take by attacking with scaling ladders
e.g. The troops scaled the walls of the fort
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measure by or as if by a scale
e.g. This bike scales only 25 pounds