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- Scale - n. - The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively.
- Scale - n. - The sign or constellation Libra.
- Scale - v. t. - To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
- Scale - n. - One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
- Scale - n. - Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc.
- Scale - n. - One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See Lepidoptera.
- Scale - n. - A scale insect. (See below.)
- Scale - n. - A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns.
- Scale - n. - The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
- Scale - n. - An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler.
- Scale - n. - The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.
- Scale - v. t. - To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler.
- Scale - v. t. - To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- Scale - v. t. - To scatter; to spread.
- Scale - v. t. - To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- Scale - v. i. - To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as, some sandstone scales by exposure.
- Scale - v. i. - To separate; to scatter.
- Scale - n. - A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
- Scale - n. - Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.
- Scale - n. - A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
- Scale - n. - A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.
- Scale - n. - A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc.
- Scale - n. - The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor.
- Scale - n. - Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being.
- Scale - n. - Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any complex thing, compared with other like things; especially, the relative proportion of the linear dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a mile.
- Scale - n. - A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.
- Tone - n. - General or prevailing character or style, as of morals, manners, or sentiment, in reference to a scale of high and low; as, a low tone of morals; a tone of elevated sentiment; a courtly tone of manners.
- Solfeggio - n. - The system of arranging the scale by the names do, re, mi, fa, sol, la, si, by which singing is taught; a singing exercise upon these syllables.
- Nail - n. - the horny scale of plate of epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.
- Sector - n. - A mathematical instrument, consisting of two rulers connected at one end by a joint, each arm marked with several scales, as of equal parts, chords, sines, tangents, etc., one scale of each kind on each arm, and all on lines radiating from the common center of motion. The sector is used for plotting, etc., to any scale.
- Scale - v. t. - To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
- Enharmonical - a. - Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys.
- Adjunct - n. - A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a.
- Graduate - n. - To mark with degrees; to divide into regular steps, grades, or intervals, as the scale of a thermometer, a scheme of punishment or rewards, etc.
- Tenth - n. - The interval between any tone and the tone represented on the tenth degree of the staff above it, as between one of the scale and three of the octave above; the octave of the third.
- Echometer - n. - A graduated scale for measuring the duration of sounds, and determining their different, and the relation of their intervals.
- Comb - n. - The notched scale of a wire micrometer.
- Logistical - a. - Sexagesimal, or made on the scale of 60; as, logistic, or sexagesimal, arithmetic.
- Knife-edge - n. - A piece of steel sharpened to an acute edge or angle, and resting on a smooth surface, serving as the axis of motion of a pendulum, scale beam, or other piece required to oscillate with the least possible friction.
- Clinker - n. - A scale of oxide of iron, formed in forging.
- Calibration - n. - The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument.
- Makeweight - n. - That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
- Cameo - n. - A carving in relief, esp. one on a small scale used as a jewel for personal adornment, or like.
- Do - n. - A syllable attached to the first tone of the major diatonic scale for the purpose of solmization, or solfeggio. It is the first of the seven syllables used by the Italians as manes of musical tones, and replaced, for the sake of euphony, the syllable Ut, applied to the note C. In England and America the same syllables are used by mane as a scale pattern, while the tones in respect to absolute pitch are named from the first seven letters of the alphabet.
- 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.
- Flake - v. i. - To separate in flakes; to peel or scale off.
- Counterpoise - n. - A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
- Reading - n. - An observation read from the scale of a graduated instrument; as, the reading of a barometer.
- Lamella - n. - a thin plate or scale of anything, as a thin scale growing from the petals of certain flowers; or one of the thin plates or scales of which certain shells are composed.
- Decimal - n. - A number expressed in the scale of tens; specifically, and almost exclusively, used as synonymous with a decimal fraction.
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- H5927 עָלָה - 5927 עָלָה - עָלָה - - ʻâlâh - aw-law' - a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative; arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light, (make) up, [idiom] mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, [phrase] perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise (up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work. - Verb - heb
- H650 אָפִיק - 650 אָפִיק - אָפִיק - - ʼâphîyq - aw-feek' - from אָסַף; properly, containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of astream; also a strong thing or a hero; brook, channel, mighty, river, [phrase] scale, stream, strong piece. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H239 אָזַן - 239 אָזַן - אָזַן - - ʼâzan - aw-zan' - a primitive root (rather identical with אָזַן through the idea of scales as if two ears); to weigh, i.e. (figuratively) ponder; give good heed. - Verb - heb
- H2636 חַסְפַּס - 2636 חַסְפַּס - חַסְפַּס - - chaçpaç - khas-pas' - reduplicated from an unused root meaning apparently to peel; a shred or scale; round thing. - Verb - heb
- G3013 λεπίς - 3013 λεπίς - ΛΕΠΊΣ - - lepís - lep-is' - from (to peel); a flake:--scale. - Noun Feminine - greek
- G3016 λεπτόν - 3016 λεπτόν - ΛΕΠΤΌΝ - - leptón - lep-ton' - neuter of a derivative of the same as λεπίς; something scaled (light), i.e. a small coin:--mite. - Adjective - greek
- H4043 מָגֵן - 4043 מָגֵן - מָגֵן - - mâgên - maw-gane' - also (in plural) feminine מְגִנָּה; from גָּנַן; a shield (i.e. the small one or buckler); figuratively, a protector; also the scaly hide of the crocodile; [idiom] armed, buckler, defence, ruler, [phrase] scale, shield. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H3976 מֹאזֵן - 3976 מֹאזֵן - מֹאזֵן - - môʼzên - mo-zane' - from אָזַן; (only in the dual) a pair of scales; balances. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H3977 מֹאזֵן - 3977 מֹאזֵן - מֹאזֵן - - môʼzên - mo-zane' - (Aramaic) corresponding to מֹאזֵן; {(only in the dual) a pair of scales}; balances. - Noun Masculine - arc
- H6425 פֶּלֶס - 6425 פֶּלֶס - פֶּלֶס - - peleç - peh'-les - from פָּלַס; a balance; scales, weight. - Noun Masculine - heb
- H7193 קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת - 7193 קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת - קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת - - qasqeseth - kas-keh'-seth - by reduplication from an unused root meaning to shale off as bark; a scale (of a fish); hence a coat of mail (as composed of or covered with jointed plates of metal); mail, scale. - Noun Feminine - heb
- H7827 שְׁחֵלֶת - 7827 שְׁחֵלֶת - שְׁחֵלֶת - - shᵉchêleth - shekh-ay'-leth - lemma שְׁחֶלֶת second vowel, corrected to שְׁחֵלֶת; apparently from the same as שַׁחַל through some obscure idea, perhaps that of peeling off by concussion of sound; a scale or shell, i.e. the aromatic mussel.; onycha. - Noun Feminine - heb
- G2218 ζυγός - 2218 ζυγός - ΖΥΓΌΣ - - zygós - dzoo-gos' - from the root of (to join, especially by a "yoke"); a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales):--pair of balances, yoke. - Noun Masculine - greek
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- Leviticus 3 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.
אָכַל מַיִם סְנַפִּיר קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת מַיִם יָם נַחַל אָכַל - Job 18 41:15 His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
אָפִיק מָגֵן גַּאֲוָה סָגַר צַר חוֹתָם - Acts 44 9:18 And immediately there fell from his eyes as it had been scales: and he received sight forthwith, and arose, and was baptized.
ΚΑΊ ΕὐΘΈΩΣ ἈΠΟΠΊΠΤΩ ἈΠΌ ΑὐΤΌΣ ὈΦΘΑΛΜΌΣ ὩΣΕΊ ΛΕΠΊΣ ἈΝΑΒΛΈΠΩ ΠΑΡΑΧΡῆΜΑ ΤΈ ἈΝΊΣΤΗΜΙ ΚΑΊ ΒΑΠΤΊΖΩ - Leviticus 3 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:
סְנַפִּיר קַשְׂקֶשֶׂת יָם נַחַל שֶׁרֶץ מַיִם חַי נֶפֶשׁ מַיִם שֶׁקֶץ - Isaiah 23 40:12 Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
מָדַד מַיִם שֹׁעַל תָּכַן שָׁמַיִם זֶרֶת כּוּל עָפָר אֶרֶץ שָׁלִישׁ שָׁקַל הַר פֶּלֶס גִּבְעָה מֹאזֵן