scale
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2.6
- noun
- /skeɪl/
:
escala
- The project will be implemented on a scale that exceeds previous initiatives.
- on a large scale
- on a small scale
- on a global scale
Well, my answer is that other than size and scale, nothing.
- Well, my answer is that other than size and scale, nothing.
- Why haven't we, at scale, seen them visit us?
- But on this, this distance scale, I think and not so much.
- Why has it been so quick and why has the scale been so massive?
- So to give you a sense of scale, this will be about that.
- The underpriced platforms at scale are TikTok and LinkedIn.
- I, I was really blown away at the scale of the facility.
- Now we see this on a public scale all the time.
Examples
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What stands out about the importance of Fort Meade is illustrated by its scale.
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I'm stressed that we weren't prepared for this scale of what we're doing.
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So to give you a sense of scale, this will be about that.
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Well, my answer is that other than size and scale, nothing.
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Why has it been so quick and why has the scale been so massive?
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Now, finding savings on this scale has not been easy.
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How drunk is he on a scale of one to ten?
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Next, we got a large-scale military exercise off the East Coast today.
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To make matters worse, economies of scale don't seem to apply to the nuclear industry.
Academic text (2012) -
Indeed, online connectivity has changed the scale and context in which advocacy campaigns are enacted.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
How big something is, for example clothes or shoes
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3.9
A large amount of something, often items or activity
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4.7
The size or importance of something compared to others
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2.5
How big or heavy something is
Idioms
Compounds
- Archaic
10
5.3
A scale that measures how strong an earthquake is from the waves recorded by machines
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3.9
A schedule that shows how much people are paid for different jobs or experience levels
- Specialized
1
3.7
A set of seven notes with whole steps except half steps between the third and fourth and seventh and eighth
- Specialized
1
3.2
A set of notes ordered from low to high that form a basic pattern for melodies
- Specialized
1
5.2
A balance with a long bar that turns and uses a sliding weight to measure how heavy something is
- Specialized
1
6.0
A pattern of seven notes that makes the familiar major and minor sounds
- Specialized
1
4.6
A musical scale that sounds sad because some notes are lower than in a major scale
- Specialized
1
3.0
A system for measuring how hot something is using units like Celsius and Fahrenheit
- Specialized
A small brown insect that lives on plants, drinks their juice and weakens them
A temperature scale where 0 degrees is water's freezing and 100 degrees its boiling
- Archaic
A way to measure temperature where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 100 degrees
- Specialized
A scale that measures how high sea waves are, from 0 calm to 9 very large
- Specialized
A scale of numbers that shows wave height at sea from 0 calm to 9 very high
- Specialized
A temperature scale that starts at absolute zero, with zero as the lowest possible temperature
- Specialized
A small insect with a hard wax covering that sticks to leaves and stems
- Specialized
A way of showing time in a simulation so events take longer than in real life
A scale for measuring temperature where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees
- Specialized
A way of running a simulation where time moves faster than real life
- Specialized
A common eight-note pattern in Western music with small steps between third and fourth and seventh and eighth
- Specialized
A scale that measures how strong an earthquake feels and how much damage it causes
- Specialized
A set of notes used in Western music that makes a piece sound sad
- Specialized
A scale that compares how easily minerals scratch each other, from soft talc to hard diamond
- Specialized
A musical scale with fewer than seven notes that leaves out some notes from the usual scale
- Specialized
A scale that shows how high sea waves and long smooth waves are
- Specialized
A temperature scale that starts at absolute zero and uses the same size degree as Celsius
- Specialized
A musical scale of eight notes that uses whole and half steps one after the other
- Specialized
A temperature scale that starts at absolute zero and uses degrees the same size as Fahrenheit
- Archaic
A temperature scale where water freezes at 0 degrees and boils at 80 degrees
- Specialized
A number from 0 to 14 that shows how acidic or basic a liquid is, with 7 neutral
- Specialized
Partly refined paraffin wax made when oil is processed and used in industry
- Specialized
A system that gives numbers or levels to show how much of something there is
- Specialized
A way used in models to stretch time so events look slower than real life
- Specialized
A small insect with a soft, waxy covering that lives on plant stems and leaves
- Specialized
A small tool that measures weight or force by how much a metal coil stretches
- Specialized
A small extra ruler that slides along a larger ruler to measure very small lengths
- Specialized
A number scale from zero to twelve used worldwide to show how strong the wind is
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Scale (size, extent) comes from the idea of a 'ladder' or steps of measurement, so thinking of a ladder helps: a larger scale means more steps or a bigger level.