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scalelike

scale
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skeyl]
    • /skeɪl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skeyl]
    • /skeɪl/

Definitions of scalelike word

  • noun scalelike Zoology. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. one of the hard, bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the covering of certain other animals, as fishes. 1
  • noun scalelike any thin, platelike piece, lamina, or flake that peels off from a surface, as from the skin. 1
  • noun scalelike Botany. Also called bud scale. a rudimentary body, usually a specialized leaf and often covered with hair, wax, or resin, enclosing an immature leaf bud. a thin, scarious or membranous part of a plant, as a bract of a catkin. 1
  • noun scalelike scale insect. 1
  • noun scalelike a coating or incrustation, as on the inside of a boiler, formed by the precipitation of salts from the water. 1
  • noun scalelike Often, scales. Metallurgy. an oxide, especially an iron oxide, occurring in a scaly form on the surface of metal brought to a high temperature. Also called mill scale. such scale formed on iron or steel during hot-rolling. 1
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Origin of scalelike

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 Scalelike

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scalelike 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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