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- Dictionaryscale/skeɪl/
noun
- 1. a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something: "a new salary scale is planned for all universities" Similar
- 2. the relative size or extent of something: "no one foresaw the scale of the disaster" Similar
verb
- 1. climb up or over (something high and steep): "thieves scaled a high fence"
- 2. represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
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SCALE definition: 1. a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something: 2. the…. Learn more.
2. : something graduated especially when used as a measure or rule: such as. a. : an indication of the relationship between the distances on a map and the corresponding actual distances. b. : a series of marks or points at known intervals used to measure distances (such as the height of the mercury in a thermometer) c.
1. / skāl /. An ordered system of numbering or indexing that is used as a reference standard in measurement, in which each number corresponds to some physical quantity. Some scales, such as temperature scales, have equal intervals; other scales, such as the Richter scale, are arranged as a geometric progression.
[countable, usually singular] the set of all the different levels of something, from the lowest to the highest. At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
A scale is a set of levels or numbers which are used in a particular system of measuring things or are used when comparing things. ...an earthquake measuring five-point-five on the Richter scale. The patient rates the therapies on a scale of zero to ten. The higher up the social scale they are, the more the men have to lose.
A scale is a series that climbs up or down. Think of scaling, or climbing, a mountain; a musical scale: do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti-do; or a scale you weigh yourself on––it counts up the pounds one after another after another.
SCALE definition: 1. the size or level of something: 2. A large-/small-scale event or activity is large/small in…. Learn more.
From Longman Business Dictionary scale /skeɪl/ noun 1 [ singular, uncountable] the size or level of something, especially when this is large scale of No-one had anticipated the scale of the redundancies (=that there would be so many).
noun. /skeɪl/ size. enlarge image. [singular, uncountable] the size or extent of something, especially when compared with something else They entertain on a large scale (= they hold expensive parties with a lot of guests). Here was corruption on a grand scale.
2. [count] : a line on a map or chart that shows a specific unit of measure (such as an inch) used to represent a larger unit (such as a mile) : the relationship between the distances on a map and the actual distances. The map uses a scale of one centimeter for every 10 kilometers. 3.
