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Scales Definition

(noun)
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each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another


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(noun)
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a thick, dry flake of skin


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(noun)
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a flaky covering or deposit


(verb)
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remove scale or scales from


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he scales the fish and removes the innards

(verb)
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(especially of the skin) form scales


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the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area

(noun)
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an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance (a pair of scales) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism


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bathroom scales

kitchen scales

(noun)
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a large drinking container for beer or other alcoholic drink


(verb)
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weigh a specified weight


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some men scaled less than ninety pounds

(noun)
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a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something


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a new salary scale is planned for all universities

company employees have hit the top of their pay scales

(noun)
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the relative size or extent of something


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no one foresaw the scale of the disaster

everything in the house is on a grand scale

(noun)
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an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch


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the scale of C major

(noun)
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a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base


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the conversion of the number to the binary scale

(noun)
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the range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density


(verb)
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climb up or over (something high and steep)


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thieves scaled a high fence

(verb)
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represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale


(verb)
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estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree)


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the operators were accustomed to having their logs scaled for inventory control

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