Scale
41scale — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. balance, steelyard; lamina, flake, scab, incrustation, horny plate, squama, lamella, eschar; degree, graduation, table, ratio, pro portion; gamut. See measurement, layer, covering, music, continuity,… …
42scale — {{11}}scale (n.1) skin plates on fish or snakes, c.1300, from O.Fr. escale (12c., Mod.Fr. écale) scale, husk, from Frankish or some other Germanic source, from P.Gmc. *skælo split, divide (Cf. O.H.G. scala shell, Goth. skalja tile, O.E. scealu… …
43scale — de·scale; mi·cro·scale; re·scale; scale; scale·less; scale·man; sub·scale; un·scale; broad·scale; meso·scale; nano·scale; …
44scale — a measure describing the resolution of a map, architectural plan, or some similar document. A map, for example, might be described as 1:250 000 scale . In general, 1:n scale means that 1 unit of distance on the map or plan represents n of the… …
45scale up — verb increase proportionally scale up the model • Ant: ↑scale down • Hypernyms: ↑proportion, ↑rescale • Entailment: ↑increase • …
46Scale-up — Als Scale up ist eine aus dem Englischen (to scale up, vergrößern, erweitern) übernommene Bezeichnung für die in der chemischen oder biochemischen Verfahrensentwicklung praktizierte Maßstabsvergrößerung der Herstellungsverfahren. Ziel ist der Bau …
47scale — scale1 noun 1》 each of the small overlapping horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. ↘each of numerous microscopic tile like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths. ↘a rudimentary leaf, feather, or… …
48scale*/*/*/ — [skeɪl] noun I 1) [singular/U] the size, rate, or level of something Is the Government aware of the scale of the problem (= are they aware of how big it is)?[/ex] 2) [C] a range of numbers or amounts forming a system for separating things into… …
49scale — I noun 1) reptiles have scales covering the skin Syn: plate; technical lamella, lamina, squama, scute, scutum 2) the disease causes scales on the skin Syn: flake; (scales) scurf, dandruff; technical furfur 3) …
50scale — I n 1. squama, scurf, furfur, dandruff, flake; Anat., Zool, Biol. plate, Zool. scute, Zool. shield; lamella, lamina, layer, Bot. palea. 2. coat, coating, crust, incrustation, cover, covering. v 3. remove the scales from, flake, scrape or scrape… …
