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scale
noun
a
device
with
a
flat
surface
or
two
pans
that
shows
how
heavy
something
is
•
The
doctor
told
Mia
to
stand
on
the
scale
to
check
her
weight
.
The
doctor
told
Mia
to
stand
on
the
scale
to
check
her
weight
.
•
In
the
kitchen
,
Luis
used
a
small
scale
to
measure
200
grams
of
sugar
for
the
cake
.
In
the
kitchen
,
Luis
used
a
small
scale
to
measure
200
grams
of
sugar
for
the
cake
.
From
Latin
scala
‘
ladder
,
staircase
’,
later
‘
device
for
weighing
’.
noun
one
of
the
many
small
,
flat
,
hard
pieces
that
cover
the
skin
of
fish
,
reptiles
,
or
birds
’
legs
•
The
golden
carp
shimmered
as
light
bounced
off
each
scale
on
its
body
.
The
golden
carp
shimmered
as
light
bounced
off
each
scale
on
its
body
.
•
A
snake
sheds
its
old
scales
in
one
long
,
papery
skin
.
A
snake
sheds
its
old
scales
in
one
long
,
papery
skin
.
Old
French
escale
,
probably
from
Latin
scala
‘
shell
,
husk
’,
influenced
by
the
idea
of
a
layered
covering
.
noun
a
series
of
musical
notes
arranged
in
order
of
pitch
,
going
up
or
down
•
Before
the
lesson
began
,
the
pianist
played
a
C
major
scale
to
warm
up
.
Before
the
lesson
began
,
the
pianist
played
a
C
major
scale
to
warm
up
.
•
Trumpet
students
often
practice
their
scales
to
improve
finger
speed
and
breath
control
.
Trumpet
students
often
practice
their
scales
to
improve
finger
speed
and
breath
control
.
Sense
developed
in
the
17th
century
from
the
idea
of
a
ladder
of
notes
(
Latin
scala
‘
ladder
’).
noun
the
size
or
level
of
something
compared
with
what
is
normal
,
or
a
system
that
shows
degrees
of
size
,
value
,
or
importance
•
The
map
uses
a
scale
of
1
:
50
000
,
so
one
centimeter
represents
half
a
kilometer
.
The
map
uses
a
scale
of
1
:
50
000
,
so
one
centimeter
represents
half
a
kilometer
.
•
Building
the
bridge
required
engineering
on
a
massive
scale
.
Building
the
bridge
required
engineering
on
a
massive
scale
.
Extension
of
the
weighing
sense
:
from
the
idea
of
marks
or
steps
that
show
relative
size
.
verb
-
scale
,
scaling
,
scales
,
scaled
to
climb
to
the
top
of
something
high
and
steep
,
such
as
a
wall
,
cliff
,
or
mountain
•
The
firefighters
quickly
scaled
the
ladder
to
rescue
the
cat
on
the
roof
.
The
firefighters
quickly
scaled
the
ladder
to
rescue
the
cat
on
the
roof
.
•
During
the
hike
,
we
plan
to
scale
the
rocky
cliff
before
noon
.
During
the
hike
,
we
plan
to
scale
the
rocky
cliff
before
noon
.
From
Latin
scala
‘
ladder
’,
first
used
in
English
around
14th
century
meaning
‘
to
climb
with
or
as
if
with
a
ladder
’.
verb
-
scale
,
scaling
,
scales
,
scaled
to
change
the
size
of
something
proportionally
,
often
to
make
it
larger
or
smaller
•
The
start-up
hopes
to
scale
its
operations
to
serve
customers
worldwide
.
The
start-up
hopes
to
scale
its
operations
to
serve
customers
worldwide
.
•
You
can
scale
the
image
down
to
50
%
so
it
fits
the
page
.
You
can
scale
the
image
down
to
50
%
so
it
fits
the
page
.
Modern
business
and
computing
use
from
earlier
sense
‘
to
measure
by
a
scale
’,
extended
to
‘
adjust
size
or
capacity
’.
