Definition of scale

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Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc..

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Poise :: Poise (n.) To balance; to make of equal weight; as, to poise the scales of a balance..
Enharmonical :: Enharmonical (a.) Of or pertaining to that one of the three kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic) recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate..
Mixolydian Mode :: Mixolydian mode () The seventh ecclesiastical mode, whose scale commences on G..
Scaleless :: Scaleless (a.) Destitute of scales.
Scalene :: Scalene (n.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
Little :: Little (n.) A small degree or scale; miniature.
Numeration :: Numeration (n.) The act or art of reading numbers when expressed by means of numerals. The term is almost exclusively applied to the art of reading numbers written in the scale of tens, by the Arabic method..
Enscale :: Enscale (v. t.) To cover with scales.
Squamosal :: Squamosal (a.) Scalelike; squamous; as, the squamosal bone..
Reduction :: Reduction (v. t.) The process of making a copy of something, as a figure, design, or draught, on a smaller scale, preserving the proper proportions..
Prefrontal :: Prefrontal (n.) A prefrontal bone or scale.
Scurf :: Scurf (n.) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot..
Squamellate :: Squamella (n.) A diminutive scale or bractlet, such as those found on the receptacle in many composite plants; a palea..
Scaly :: Scaly (a.) Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish..
Chaff :: Chaff (n.) The scales or bracts on the receptacle, which subtend each flower in the heads of many Compositae, as the sunflower..
Pitch :: Pitch (n.) The relative acuteness or gravity of a tone, determined by the number of vibrations which produce it; the place of any tone upon a scale of high and low..
Cinder :: Cinder (n.) A scale thrown off in forging metal.
Scale :: Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc..
Eidograph :: Eidograph (n.) An instrument for copying drawings on the same or a different scale; a form of the pantograph.
G :: G () G is the name of the fifth tone of the natural or model scale; -- called also sol by the Italians and French. It was also originally used as the treble clef, and has gradually changed into the character represented in the margin. See Clef. G/ (G sharp) is a tone intermediate between G and A..
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