Scale

//skæɪl//

Synonyms for "scale" (417 found)

Ranked by relevance and common usage.

Strong matches (125)

cycle cylinder scale cylindrical projection dandruff danish balance decorticate decrease degree delaminate depth descent desquamate diameter diapason dimension dimensions diminish dodecuple scale doorstep drone

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drum scale enamel encrustation endless belt endless round enharmonic scale enlarge escalade escalate eschar exfoliate expanse expansion extension extension ladder extent facing fan scale file filiation film fissure flake flake off flexure plate scale floccule flocculus flock flywheel effect foil folding ladder footrest footstep foray fracture fur gamut gangway ladder gap gauge general reference map girth globe gnomonic projection go up gradation grade graduate graduated scale graduation graphic scale great scale greatness grid line hachure height heliographic chart hierarchy hum hydrographic chart imbrication increase incrustation index indian file inroad instrument interval inundate invade isoline lacquer ladder lambert conformal projection lamella lamina laminate largeness latitude lay down lay up layer layer tint leap legend length level lever scales line lineage long-arm balance longitude lower magnitude major scale make a raid make an inroad map map maker map projection mapper

Noun(4 words)

enormity exfoliation ginormousness graduated table

Related words (208)

mark mass measure measurement melodic minor mercator projection meridian miller projection minor scale model monotone mount nexus norm notch nuance octave scale order overlay overwhelm

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paint pair of scales parallel parameter paring pas pastry shell pattern peel peg pellicle pendulum pentatonic scale period periodicity photogrammetrist photogrammetry photomap phototopography physical map piecrust pitch plane plaque plate fulcrum scale plateau platform scale plenum point political map polyconic projection powder train precision balance precision scale progression projection proportion proportions prorate quantity quarter ladder queue radius raid raise ramp range rank ranking rate ratio reach reading readout recurrence reduce register regulate relief map remove rent representative fraction rest reticulation revetment rift rip riser road map roman balance rotation round routine row rule run rundle rung rupture scab scale insect scale off scale the heights scale the walls scales scope scrabble up scramble up scum scurf scute scutum sequence series shade shadow shaving shell shin shin up shinny short-arm balance single file sinusoidal projection size skin slash slice slit snap space special map spectrum spiral balance splinter split spoke spread stair stalactite stalagmite standard stave step step stool stepladder stepping stone stepping-stone stern ladder stint storm stratify stretch string strip struggle up succession surmount swath sweep take by storm tartar tear temperament terrain map terrestrial globe test thematic map thread tier topographer topographic chart topography touchstone train transportation map tread tuning type upclimb upgo value varnish veneer volume weather chart weather map weigh scales weighbridge weighing machine weight voltameter weightometer whole-tone scale width windrow yardstick

Noun(10 words)

musical scale ordered series plate scale insect scale leaf scale of measurement scales scurf shell weighing machine

Verb(2 words)

surmount unscale

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

15 relation types

More general

46 entries

arrive at ascend attain bit chip climb climb up cover covering criterion flake fleck foliage gain go up hit

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More specific

106 entries

Antoniadi scale Arabic scale Bark scale Baumé scale Beaufort scale Beck Hopelessness Scale Beck's scale Bortle scale Bristol stool scale Byzantine Music scale Byzantine scale Celsius scale Delisle scale Enhanced Fujita scale F-scale Fahrenheit scale

Showing 16 of 106 words.

Synonyms

1 entries

plate

Related terms

3 entries

degree ordinal variable scaling ladder

at location

12 entries

assay office bathroom butcher shop cabinet chemists lab deli doctor doctor's office fish lab music store post office

coordinate

16 entries

cartographic ratio dominant extent focus grain leading note mediant octave interval range resolution size subdominant submediant supertonic support tonic

derived

138 entries

Gunter's scale Internet-scale Raglan's scale San Jose scale altered scale antiscalant antiscale at scale autoscale bigscale blitzscale broadscale citricola scale cotton scale counterscale diseconomies of scale

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etymologically related_to

2 entries

shale shell

has context

5 entries

computing dialect music scotland uk

has property

1 entries

helpful in making comparisons

is a

16 entries

bit covering extruded body part homogeneous structure indicator instrument leaf machine magnitude relation measures weight measuring instrument musical notation plant pest proportion solid object standard

manner of

8 entries

climb measure model quantify reach remove size take

receives action

1 entries

used most often to weight items

related to

186 entries

ascend balance bar base bathroom bathroom floor bathroom weighing bathrooms butterfly centimetres chain mail chains chitin climb coat color

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used for

29 entries

balancing converting map distances to actual distances determining weight fish helping loose weight learning music measure measure someones weight measure things measure weight measure weight of object measuring weight mesure things protecting body of animal protection of lizards body ranking

Showing 16 of 29 words.

Translations

415 translations across 100 languages.

Afrikaans

1 entries

skub noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Ainu

1 entries

ラㇺラㇺ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Albanian

1 entries

luspë noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Ancient Greek

2 entries

λεπίς noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
πλάστιγξ noun (dish of a balance)

Arabic

4 entries

حَرْشَف noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
سُلَّم noun (gradation; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order)
سُلَّمٌ مُوسِيقِيّ noun (series of notes)
فَلْس noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Armenian

4 entries

թեփ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
թեփուկ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
մասշտաբ noun (size or scope)
մասշտաբ noun (ratio of distances)

Azerbaijani

4 entries

axça noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
miqyas noun (sequence for measurement)
miqyas noun (size or scope)
ərp noun (flaky material sloughed off heated metal)

Bashkir

1 entries

тәңкә noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Basque

1 entries

ezkata noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Bau Bidayuh

1 entries

sisik noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Belarusian

4 entries

лу́ска noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
машта́б noun (size or scope)
машта́б noun (ratio of distances)
шкала́ noun (sequence for measurement)

Breton

1 entries

skeul noun (ratio of distances)

Bulgarian

4 entries

блюдо на везна noun (dish of a balance)
гама noun (series of notes)
лю́спи noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
маща́б noun (ratio of distances)

Burmese

2 entries

စကေး noun (ratio of distances)
အကြေး noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Catalan

4 entries

escala noun (sequence for measurement)
escala noun (ratio of distances)
escala noun (series of notes)
escata noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Cebuano

1 entries

kalis noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Central Melanau

2 entries

nap noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
sisiek noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Chamicuro

1 entries

ijtaka noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Chichewa

1 entries

mamba noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Chinese

1 entries

音階 /音阶 noun (series of notes)

Chinese Cantonese

1 entries

音階 /音阶 noun (series of notes)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

尺度 noun (sequence for measurement)
標度 /标度 noun (sequence for measurement)
比例尺 noun (ratio of distances)
規模 /规模 noun (size or scope)

Crimean Tatar

3 entries

şkala noun (sequence for measurement)
şkala noun (size or scope)
şkala noun (ratio of distances)

Czech

4 entries

měřítko noun (ratio of distances)
okuj noun (flaky material sloughed off heated metal)
stupnice noun (sequence for measurement)
stupnice noun (series of notes)

Danish

4 entries

målestok noun (ratio of distances)
skala noun (sequence for measurement)
skala noun (series of notes)
skæl noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Dutch

4 entries

schaal noun (sequence for measurement)
schaal noun (size or scope)
schaal noun (ratio of distances)
schub noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Egyptian

1 entries

S:n:f-t:N33C noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Esperanto

3 entries

gamo noun (series of notes)
skalo noun (series of notes)
skvamo noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Estonian

2 entries

soomus noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
mõõtmestama verb (to change size of)

Finnish

4 entries

asteikko noun (sequence for measurement)
asteikko noun (series of notes)
asteikko noun (gradation; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order)
hilse noun (flake of skin)

French

4 entries

barbure noun (flaky material sloughed off heated metal)
gamme noun (series of notes)
plateau noun (dish of a balance)
squame noun (flake of skin)

Galician

2 entries

escala noun (sequence for measurement)
escamar verb (remove the scales of)

Georgian

4 entries

ქერქლი noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
ქერცლი noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
ქიცვი noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
აქერცვლა verb (remove the scales of)

German

4 entries

Ausmaß noun (size or scope)
Maßstab noun (ratio of distances)
Schuppe noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
Schuppe noun (flake of skin)

Greek

4 entries

έκταση noun (size or scope)
κλίμακα noun (sequence for measurement)
κλίμακα noun (ratio of distances)
κλίμακα noun (series of notes)

Greenlandic

1 entries

tattak noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Hawaiian

1 entries

unahi noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Hebrew

4 entries

סולם noun (sequence for measurement)
סולם noun (series of notes)
קנה מידה noun (ratio of distances)
קשקש noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Hindi

1 entries

पपड़ी noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Hungarian

4 entries

beosztás noun (ratio of distances)
hangsor noun (series of notes)
pikkely noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
skála noun (series of notes)

Hunsrik

2 entries

Schullep noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
Schupp noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Ido

1 entries

klimar verb (to climb)

Indonesian

2 entries

sisik noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
tangga nada noun (series of notes)

Ingrian

1 entries

soomus noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Italian

4 entries

gamma noun (series of notes)
scaglia noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
scala noun (sequence for measurement)
scala noun (ratio of distances)

Japanese

4 entries

スケール noun (series of notes)
大きさ noun (size or scope)
天秤 noun (dish of a balance)
強度 noun (sequence for measurement)

Kabuverdianu

2 entries

skama verb (remove the scales of)
skamá verb (remove the scales of)

Kazakh

1 entries

қабыршақ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Khmer

4 entries

ថាសជញ្ជីង noun (dish of a balance)
មាត្រដ្ឋាន noun (ratio of distances)
សន្ទមាលា noun (series of notes)
ស្រកា noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Kimaragang

1 entries

sisi noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Korean

4 entries

규모 noun (size or scope)
눈금 noun (sequence for measurement)
비늘 noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
음계 noun (series of notes)

Kunigami

1 entries

鱗 noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Kyrgyz

2 entries

кабык noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
кабырчык noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Lao

2 entries

ຂອດ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
ເກັດ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Latin

4 entries

scala noun (series of notes)
squāma noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
ascendō verb (to climb)
scandō verb (to climb)

Latvian

3 entries

mērogs noun (size or scope)
zvīņas noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
zvīņas noun (pine nut)

Linngithigh

1 entries

iwin noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Lithuanian

4 entries

mastas noun (size or scope)
mastelis noun (ratio of distances)
skalė noun (sequence for measurement)
žvynai noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Macedonian

1 entries

крлушка noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Malay

2 entries

sisik noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
skala noun (size or scope)

Middle English

1 entries

scole noun (dish of a balance)

Mohawk

1 entries

ótstaʼ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Mongolian

1 entries

хайрс noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Māori

4 entries

tauine noun (sequence for measurement)
unahi noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
āwhata noun (ratio of distances)
āwhata noun (series of notes)

Norman

1 entries

êcrède noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Northern Sami

1 entries

čuopmat verb (remove the scales of)

Norwegian Bokmål

4 entries

skala noun (sequence for measurement)
skala noun (size or scope)
skala noun (ratio of distances)
skala noun (series of notes)

Norwegian Nynorsk

4 entries

skala noun (sequence for measurement)
skala noun (size or scope)
skala noun (ratio of distances)
skala noun (series of notes)

Occitan

4 entries

escata noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
escauma noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
placa noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
escatar verb (remove the scales of)

Okinawan

1 entries

鱗 noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Old Armenian

1 entries

թաթ noun (dish of a balance)

Old English

1 entries

sċiell noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Persian

4 entries

اندازه noun (size or scope)
برگستوان noun (scale mail)
حرشف noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
فلس noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Polish

4 entries

skala noun (sequence for measurement)
skala noun (size or scope)
skala noun (ratio of distances)
skala noun (series of notes)

Portuguese

4 entries

escala noun (sequence for measurement)
escala noun (ratio of distances)
escala noun (line or bar used to indicate measurement)
escala noun (series of notes)

Romanian

4 entries

gamă noun (series of notes)
scară noun (sequence for measurement)
scară noun (size or scope)
scuamă noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Russian

4 entries

га́мма noun (series of notes)
масшта́б noun (size or scope)
масшта́б noun (ratio of distances)
на́кипь noun (flaky material sloughed off heated metal)

Scottish Gaelic

4 entries

meudachd noun (size or scope)
sgèile noun (sequence for measurement)
sgèile noun (ratio of distances)
sgèile noun (series of notes)

Serbo-Croatian

4 entries

kȑljūšt noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
ljestvica noun (sequence for measurement)
ljȕska noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
mjerilo noun (ratio of distances)

Sicilian

2 entries

scagghia noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
scagghia noun (flaky material sloughed off heated metal)

Slovak

4 entries

stupnica noun (sequence for measurement)
stupnica noun (series of notes)
škála noun (sequence for measurement)
škála noun (size or scope)

Slovene

4 entries

lestvica noun (sequence for measurement)
lestvica noun (series of notes)
luska noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
luska noun (flake of skin)

Spanish

4 entries

envergadura noun (size or scope)
escala noun (sequence for measurement)
escala noun (size or scope)
escala noun (ratio of distances)

Swedish

4 entries

fjäll noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
fjällpansar noun (scale mail)
måttstock noun (ratio of distances)
skala noun (sequence for measurement)

Tagal Murut

1 entries

sisi' noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Tagalog

4 entries

kalisdahon noun (pine nut)
kaliskis noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
sukuran noun (sequence for measurement)
talaantasan noun (size or scope)

Tajik

1 entries

пулакча noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Telugu

4 entries

కొలత noun (sequence for measurement)
పరిమాణము noun (size or scope)
పొలుసు noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
ప్రమాణము noun (sequence for measurement)

Ternate

1 entries

tungi verb (remove the scales of)

Tetum

1 entries

kiki verb (remove the scales of)

Thai

1 entries

เกล็ด noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Turkish

4 entries

pul noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
tırmanmak verb (to climb)
ölçeklemek verb (to change size of)
ölçeklendirmek verb (to change size of)

Ukrainian

4 entries

лу́ска noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
масшта́б noun (size or scope)
масшта́б noun (ratio of distances)
шкала́ noun (sequence for measurement)

Urdu

3 entries

پیمانہ noun (size or scope)
کھپرا noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
کھپلا noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Uzbek

1 entries

tangacha noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Vietnamese

2 entries

vảy noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
âm giai noun (series of notes)

Volapük

1 entries

tegül noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

West Coast Bajau

1 entries

sisik noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Yiddish

2 entries

שופּ noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)
שאָבן verb (remove the scales of)

Zazaki

1 entries

pul noun (keratin pieces covering the skin of certain animals)

Sample sentences

38 total sentences available.

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Please put your baggage on this scale.

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Please put it on the scale.

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I want a map of Texas on a scale of 1 to 250000.

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It seems the rural area will be developed on a large scale.

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Scale

Synonyms for "scale" (417 found)

Closest matches (84)

Strong matches (125)

Related words (208)

Related word relations

More general

More specific

Synonyms

Related terms

at location

coordinate

derived

etymologically related_to

has context

has property

is a

manner of

receives action

related to

used for

Translations

Afrikaans

Ainu

Albanian

Ancient Greek

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Bashkir

Basque

Bau Bidayuh

Belarusian

Breton

Bulgarian

Burmese

Catalan

Cebuano

Central Melanau

Chamicuro

Chichewa

Chinese

Chinese Cantonese

Chinese Mandarin

Crimean Tatar

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Egyptian

Esperanto

Estonian

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Greenlandic

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Hunsrik

Ido

Indonesian

Ingrian

Italian

Japanese

Kabuverdianu

Kazakh

Khmer

Kimaragang

Korean

Kunigami

Kyrgyz

Lao

Latin

Latvian

Linngithigh

Lithuanian