noun

 

size the size or level of something

We don't yet know the scale of the problem.

 

measuring system the set of numbers, amounts, etc used to measure or compare the level of something

How would you rate her work on a scale of 1-10?

 

equipment a piece of equipment for measuring weight

a bathroom/kitchen scale

 

comparison how the size of things on a map, model, etc relates to the same things in real life

a map with a scale of one centimetre per ten kilometres

 

music a series of musical notes that is always played in order and that rises gradually from the first note

 

skin one of the flat pieces of hard material that covers the skin of fish and snakes

 

verb

 

to climb something that is high or steep

to scale a wall