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S: (n) scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series (an ordered reference standard) "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
S: (n) scale (relative magnitude) "they entertained on a grand scale"
S: (n) scale (the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it) "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
S: (n) scale, scale leaf (a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin)
S: (n) scale, scurf, exfoliation (a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin)
S: (n) scale, musical scale ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave))

S: (n) gamut (the entire scale of musical notes)
S: (n) diatonic scale (a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones)

S: (n) mode, musical mode (any of various fixed orders of the various diatonic notes within an octave)

S: (n) ecclesiastical mode, Gregorian mode, church mode, medieval mode (any of a system of modes used in Gregorian chants up until 1600; derived historically from the Greek mode)
S: (n) Greek mode (any of the descending diatonic scales in the music of classical Greece)
S: (n) major scale, major diatonic scale (a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th)

S: (n) C major, C major scale, scale of C major ((music) the major scale having no sharps or flats)

S: (n) minor scale, minor diatonic scale (a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th)

S: (n) chromatic scale (a 12-note scale including all the semitones of the octave)
S: (n) gapped scale (a musical scale with fewer than seven notes)

S: (n) pentatonic scale, pentatone (a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted)

S: (n) scale, weighing machine (a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass)

S: (n) measuring instrument, measuring system, measuring device (instrument that shows the extent or amount or quantity or degree of something)

S: (n) device (an instrumentality invented for a particular purpose) "the device is small enough to wear on your wrist"; "a device intended to conserve water"

S: (n) instrumentality, instrumentation (an artifact (or system of artifacts) that is instrumental in accomplishing some end)

S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"

S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"

S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))

S: (n) plate, scale, shell (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners))
S: (n) scale (a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals)

S: (v) scale (measure by or as if by a scale) "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
S: (v) scale (pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard)
S: (v) scale (take by attacking with scaling ladders) "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
S: (v) scale, surmount (reach the highest point of) "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
S: (v) scale (climb up by means of a ladder)
S: (v) scale, descale (remove the scales from) "scale fish"
S: (v) scale (measure with or as if with scales) "scale the gold"
S: (v) scale (size or measure according to a scale) "This model must be scaled down"