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SCALE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
cover; covering; natural covering (a natural object that covers or envelops)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
fish scale (scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish)
squama (a protective structure resembling a scale)
Derivation:
scale (remove the scales from)
scaley; scaly (having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles)
scaly (rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
shield (a protective covering or structure)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
armor plate; armor plating; armour plate; plate armor; plate armour (specially hardened steel plate used to protect fortifications or vehicles from enemy fire)
horseshoe; shoe (U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof)
shell plating (the plates covering the frame of a steel ship and corresponding to the planking of a wooden ship)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
indicator (a device for showing the operating condition of some system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
vernier; vernier scale (a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale)
Derivation:
scale (size or measure according to a scale)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
Synonyms:
scale; weighing machine
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
measuring device; measuring instrument; measuring system (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
balance (a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity)
weighbridge (platform scale flush with a roadway for weighing vehicles and cattle etc)
Derivation:
scale (measure with or as if with scales)
scale (measure by or as if by a scale)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
Synonyms:
musical scale; scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
musical notation ((music) notation used by musicians)
Meronyms (members of "scale"):
musical note; note; tone (a notation representing the pitch and duration of a musical sound)
Domain category:
music (an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
gamut (the entire scale of musical notes)
diatonic scale (a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones)
chromatic scale (a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave)
gapped scale (a musical scale with fewer than seven notes)
Derivation:
scalar (of or relating to a musical scale)
scalic (of or related to a musical scale)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
Synonyms:
exfoliation; scale; scurf
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
bit; chip; flake; fleck; scrap (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
dandruff (loose scales shed from the scalp)
dander (small scales from animal skins or hair or bird feathers that can cause allergic reactions in some people)
Sense 7
Meaning:
A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
Synonyms:
scale; scale leaf
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
foliage; leaf; leafage (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
squamule (a minute scale)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Relative magnitude
Example:
they entertained on a grand scale
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
magnitude relation; quantitative relation (a relation between magnitudes)
Sense 9
Meaning:
The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
Example:
the scale of the model
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
proportion (the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole)
Derivation:
scale (size or measure according to a scale)
scale (pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard)
Sense 10
Meaning:
An ordered reference standard
Example:
judging on a scale of 1 to 10
Synonyms:
graduated table; ordered series; scale; scale of measurement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("scale" is a kind of...):
criterion; measure; standard; touchstone (a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scale"):
Beaufort scale; wind scale (an international scale of wind force from 0 (calm air) to 12 (hurricane))
index (a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number)
logarithmic scale (scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers)
Mercalli scale (a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII)
Mohs scale (a scale of hardness of solids; talc is 0 and diamond is 10; ordering is determined by which substance can scratch another substance)
Richter scale (a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formerly used to express the magnitude of an earthquake on the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations)
moment magnitude scale (a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 (a successor to the Richter scale) that enables seismologists to compare the energy released by different earthquakes on the basis of the area of the geological fault that ruptured in the quake)
temperature scale (a system of measuring temperature)
wage scale; wage schedule (a schedule of wages paid for different jobs)
Derivation:
scale (size or measure according to a scale)
scale (pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scale ... he / she / it scales
Past simple: scaled
Past participle: scaled
-ing form: scaling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Size or measure according to a scale
Example:
This model must be scaled down
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
size (make to a size; bring to a suitable size)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
scaling (act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale)
scale (an ordered reference standard)
scale (the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it)
scale (an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)
scalage (the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Measure with or as if with scales
Example:
scale the gold
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
measure; quantify (express as a number or measure or quantity)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scale (a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass)
scaling (act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Remove the scales from
Example:
scale fish
Synonyms:
descale; scale
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
remove; take; take away; withdraw (remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scale (a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
Classified under:
Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
model; pattern (plan or create according to a model or models)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
scale (the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it)
scale (an ordered reference standard)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Climb up by means of a ladder
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
climb; climb up; go up; mount (go upward with gradual or continuous progress)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
scaling (ascent by or as if by a ladder)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Reach the highest point of
Example:
We scaled the Mont Blanc
Synonyms:
scale; surmount
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
arrive at; attain; gain; hit; make; reach (reach a destination, either real or abstract)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 7
Meaning:
Take by attacking with scaling ladders
Example:
The troops scaled the walls of the fort
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
take (take by force)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scaling (ascent by or as if by a ladder)
Sense 8
Meaning:
Measure by or as if by a scale
Example:
This bike scales only 25 pounds
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "scale" is one way to...):
measure (have certain dimensions)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scalage (the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension)
scale (a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass)
scaling (act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale)
Context examples:
Each symptom is rated on a scale of 0-4 with 0 being normal and 4 being severe.
(Movement Disorder Society Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A nanometer-scale wire made of metal atoms, silicon, or other materials that conduct electricity.
(Nanowire, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
“Why, with a week’s training you would be as good a man as ever. I don’t suppose you scale more than thirteen and a half?”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS) Please use the scale below to tell us how cold your pain feels.
(NPS - Tell Us How Cold Your Pain Feels, NCI Thesaurus)
Neuropathic Pain Scale (NPS) Please use the scale below to tell us how dull your pain feels.
(NPS - Tell Us How Dull Your Pain Feels, NCI Thesaurus)
In this age of literature, such collections on a very grand scale are not uncommon.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Each item is rated on a scale of 0-10 with 0 representing none and 10 representing the worst.
(Neuropathic Pain Scale Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
A standardized rating scale developed by Lon S. Schneider in 1997 to evaluate a clinically relevant change in an individual's Alzheimer's Disease symptoms.
(Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study-Clinical Global Impression of Change Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
Even the squires' table at the Abbey of St. Andrew's at Bordeaux was on a very sumptuous scale while the prince held his court there.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Rosen WG, Mohs RC, Davis KL. A new rating scale for Alzheimer's disease.
(Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale-Cognitive CDISC Version Questionnaire, NCI Thesaurus)
