scale

[US]/skeɪl/
[UK]/skeɪl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a set of marks or numbers that show the size or amount of something; a system of numbers, amounts, or levels used to measure or compare things; a tool used for weighing things or comparing values; the size or extent of something; a small, thin, flat piece of material
vi. to climb up something, especially something tall and difficult to climb; to measure the size or amount of something; to remove scale or deposits from something; to come off in thin layers
vt. to climb up or over something; to measure the size or amount of something; to remove scale or deposits from something; to decide the size or amount of something based on a particular proportion.

Phrases & Collocations

weighing scale

musical scale

large scale

small scale

production scale

full scale

in scale

economies of scale

time scale

industrial scale

scale economy

scale effect

big scale

gray scale

scale model

on a scale

scale up

medium scale

richter scale

laboratory scale

Example Sentences

the scale on a thermometer

the inhuman scale of the dinosaurs.

a large scale corporation

a scale to measure sth.

scale the wall by a ladder

a scale of equal temperament

Scale and clean the fish.

a full-scale invasion of the mainland.

no one foresaw the scale of the disaster.

the scale of C major.

a small-scale research project.

This is a map in the scale of one-millionth.

Real-world Examples

Tip the scale of the brave and bold.

Source: Villains' Tea Party

I did not specify on what scale.

Source: How I Met Your Mother: The Romantic History of My Parents (Season 6)

In other words it can achieve economies of scale.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Actual Test 9

The buds of trees have brown scales over them.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 3

So we scaled this process up to architectural scale.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) October 2015 Collection

And beyond the pale, you tip the scales with record-setting veggies.

Source: CNN 10 Student English November 2019 Collection

D) Expand the scale of fish-farming continuously.

Source: Past English Level 4 Reading Exam Papers

But the difference is the time scale.

Source: Jack Dorsey's speech

Horrors on a scale that defy description.

Source: VOA Daily Standard March 2017 Collection

One is just the scale that's needed.

Source: Vox opinion

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