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Noun
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
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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))
direct hyponym
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full hyponym
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
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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
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C major scale
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scale of C major
((music) the major scale having no sharps or flats)
S:
(n)
minor scale
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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
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pentatone
(a gapped scale with five notes; usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted)
domain category
S:
(n)
music
(an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner)
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direct hypernym
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sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
scale
,
weighing machine
(a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
S:
(n)
scale
(an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)
direct hyponym
/
full hyponym
direct hypernym
/
inherited hypernym
/
sister term
S:
(n)
indicator
(a device for showing the operating condition of some system)
derivationally related form
W:
(v)
scale
[Related to:
scale
] (size or measure according to a scale)
"This model must be scaled down"
derivationally related form
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synset
S:
(n)
plate
,
scale
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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)
Verb
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"
direct hypernym
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inherited hypernym
/
sister term
derivationally related form
W:
(n)
scale
[Related to:
scale
] (an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks)
W:
(n)
scale
[Related to:
scale
] (the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it)
"the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
W:
(n)
scale
[Related to:
scale
] (an ordered reference standard)
"judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
W:
(n)
scalage
[Related to:
scale
] (the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension)
W:
(n)
scaling
[Related to:
scale
] (act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale)
derivationally related form
Overview
synset
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