All related terms of 'Scales'

If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big .

a machine or device for weighing

a flaky deposit left in containers such as kettles by the action of heat on water containing calcium salts

scales used for weighing babies

the constellation Libra , the seventh sign of the zodiac

scales typically kept in a bathroom for people to weigh themselves

a set of scales used in cooking

a weighing machine which has a platform that you put something on to be weighed

a group of intelligence tests, including the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence, and the Wechsler-Bellevue Scale (no longer used), all of which emphasize performance and verbal skills and give separate scores for subtests in vocabulary , arithmetic , memory span , assembly of objects, and other abilities

to exercise a decisive influence

to determine or decide something uncertain

one of the hard protective sometimes hairy or resinous specialized leaves surrounding the buds of certain plants, such as the rhododendron

Libra is one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. Its symbol is a pair of scales . People who are born approximately between the 23rd of September and the 22nd of October come under this sign.

the range of salary paid for a particular job , often going up in increments

If you scale up something, you make it greater in size , amount, or extent than it used to be.

to weigh (a specified amount)

a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the concentration and density of sugar solutions at a given temperature

a scale for expressing the hardness of solids by comparing them with ten standards ranging from talc , with a value of 1, to diamond , with a value of 10

To scale back means the same as to → scale down .

If you scale down something, you make it smaller in size, amount, or extent than it used to be.

The timescale of an event is the length of time during which it happens or develops .

a schedule of wages paid to workers for various jobs in an industry , company, etc

a numerical scale of wind force , such as the Beaufort scale

a scale for calibrating hydrometers used for measuring the specific gravity of liquids . 1 degree Baum é is equal to 144.3(( s –1)/ s ), where s is specific gravity

a test comprising questions and tasks , used to determine the mental age of subjects, usually children

a scale for expressing the intensity of a tornado , ranging from F 0 (light damage ) to F5 ( incredible damage)

a scale , such as a pentatonic scale, containing fewer than seven notes

a thermodynamic temperature scale based upon the efficiencies of ideal heat engines. The zero of the scale is absolute zero. Originally the degree was equal to that on the Celsius scale but it is now defined so that the triple point of water is exactly 273.16 kelvins . The International Practical Temperature Scale (1968, revised 1990) realizes the Kelvin scale over a wide range of temperatures

any of the twelve diatonic scales distinguished from the major scale with the same keynote by a semitone after the second and seventh tones or after the second, fifth , and seventh tones

a scale of measurement of data which permits the comparison of differences of values; a scale having a fixed zero value. The distances travelled by a projectile , for instance, are measured on a ratio scale since it makes sense to talk of one projectile travelling twice as far as another

→ another name for salary range

a device in which an object to be weighed is attached to the end of a helical spring , the extension of which indicates the weight of the object on a calibrated scale

→ on a world scale

If something tips the scales or tips the balance , it gives someone a slight advantage .

any of a family (Diaspididae) of scale insects characterized by a hard, waxy secretion that covers the body: many armored scales are serious pests of trees and shrubs

a scale that is rising in pitch

an international scale of wind velocities ranging for practical purposes from 0 ( calm ) to 12 ( hurricane force). In the US an extension of the scale, from 13 to 17 for winds over 64 knots , is used

the salary scale for teachers in English state schools, which is revised periodically

a scale of temperature in which 0° represents the melting point of ice and 100° represents the boiling point of water

a twelve-note scale including all the semitones of the octave

an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell

a scale giving the relative density of fluids

an international scale of sea disturbance and swell ranging from 0 to 9 with one figure for disturbance and one for swell

a scale of measurement of data according to which the differences between values can be quantified in absolute but not relative terms and for which any zero is merely arbitrary : for instance, dates are measured on an interval scale since differences can be measured in years, but no sense can be given to a ratio of times

a 12-point scale for expressing the intensity of an earthquake , ranging from 1 (not felt , except by few under favourable circumstances ) to 12 ( total destruction )

a standard chromaticity scale used in specifying colour. It gives approximately equal changes in visual hue

a discrete classification of data , in which data are neither measured nor ordered but subjects are merely allocated to distinct categories : for example, a record of students ' course choices constitutes nominal data which could be correlated with school results

a scale on which data is shown simply in order of magnitude since there is no standard of measurement of differences : for instance, a squash ladder is an ordinal scale since one can say only that one person is better than another, but not by how much

a weighing machine with a platform for holding whatever is to be weighed

an absolute scale of temperature in which the unit of temperature is equal to that on the Fahrenheit scale and the zero value of temperature is equal to –459.67° F