an ordered reference standard

relative magnitude

the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it

a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin

(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)

a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass

an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks

a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals

measure by or as if by a scale

pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard

take by attacking with scaling ladders

reach the highest point of

climb up by means of a ladder

remove the scales from

measure with or as if with scales

size or measure according to a scale

reduce proportionally

make smaller

a number used as a multiplier in scaling

small European fern with chaffy leathery fronds

small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering

a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

moss-like liverwort with tiny scalelike leaves; usually epiphytic

(music) the major scale having no sharps or flats

an ordered reference standard

increase proportionally

a value on some scale of measurement

partly refined paraffin wax

having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

(used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing

destitute of scales

reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale

of a triangle having three sides of different lengths

of or relating to any of the scalene muscles

any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing

a triangle with no two sides of equal length

any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing

discomfort and vascular symptoms and loss of sensation in a shoulder and arm; caused by a scalene muscle compressing the subclavian artery and part of the brachial plexus

an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually

having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles