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- [skeyl]
- /skeɪl/
- /skeɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skeyl]
- /skeɪl/
Definitions of scale word
- noun scale a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale. 1
- noun scale a series of marks laid down at determinate distances, as along a line, for purposes of measurement or computation: the scale of a thermometer. 1
- noun scale a graduated line, as on a map, representing proportionate size. 1
- noun scale a table of graduated rates, as of prices or wages: These unions use different scales. 1
- noun scale a wage that conforms to such rates: How much is scale? 1
- noun scale Also called union scale. a wage fixed by contract that is the minimum permitted to be paid to or accepted by a particular category of employed persons: All actors and musicians for the performance, including the stars, are working for scale. 1
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Origin of scale
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; (noun) Middle English < Middle French escale < West Germanic *skāla; akin to scale2; (v.) late Middle English scalen to remove scales from, derivative of the noun
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Parts of speech for Scale
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scale popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scale usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scale
verb scale
- anodize — to coat (a metal, such as aluminium or magnesium) with a protective oxide film by electrolysis
- anodized — coated with a protective oxide film by electrolysis
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- bestrid — to get or be astride of; have or place the legs on both sides of.
- bestride — To bestride something means to be the most powerful and important person or thing in it.
noun scale
- arpeggio — a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously
- bit — A bit of something is a small part or section of it.
- bract — a specialized leaf, usually smaller than the foliage leaves, with a single flower or inflorescence growing in its axil
- breadth — The breadth of something is the distance between its two sides.
- calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
Antonyms for scale
verb scale
- break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
- cave in — If something such as a roof or a ceiling caves in, it collapses inwards.
- come to pass — to take place
- eat dirt — any foul or filthy substance, as mud, grime, dust, or excrement.
- fall — to come or drop down suddenly to a lower position, especially to leave a standing or erect position suddenly, whether voluntarily or not: to fall on one's knees.
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