the size or extent of something, especially when compared with something else
مقیاس, اندازه, ابعاد, گستره, وسعت
see also economy of scale, full-scale, large-scale, small-scale
2
B2
a range of levels or numbers used for measuring something
مقیاس, درجه
a five-point pay scale
to evaluate performance on a scale from 1 to 10
The salary scale goes from £12 000 to £20 000.
a scale of charges
Use the following scale to rate each item.
see also Richter scale, sliding scale, timescale
3
B2
the set of all the different levels of something, from the lowest to the highest
مقیاس, سطح, ردهبندی
At the other end of the scale, life is a constant struggle to get enough to eat.
You're higher on the social scale than I am.
4
B2
a series of marks at regular points on an instrument that is used for measuring
مقیاس, درجه بندی, خطکش مدرج
How much does it read on the scale?
He read the altitude in degrees off the scale.
5
B2
an instrument for weighing people or things
ترازو, باسکول, دستگاه وزنکشی
bathroom/kitchen/weighing scales
(figurative)the scales of justice
6
B2
the relation between the actual size of something and its size on a map, diagram or model that represents it
مقیاس
a scale of 1:25 000
a scale model/drawing
Both plans are drawn to the same scale.
Is this diagram to scale?
7
a series of musical notes moving upwards or downwards, with fixed intervals between each note, especially a series of eight starting on a particular note
گام, سلسله نغمهها
the scale of C major
to practise scales on the piano
compare key, octave
8
any of the thin plates of hard material that cover the skin of many fish and reptiles
فلس, پولک
The beast was a dragon, with great purple and green scales.
9
a hard white substance that is sometimes left inside water pipes and containers for heating water
رسوب, لایه آهک, رسوبات معدنی
see also limescale
10
a hard substance that forms on teeth, especially when they are not cleaned regularly
جرم دندان, رسوب دندان, سنگ دندان
compare plaque
verb
OPAL
1
to climb to the top of something very high and steep
صعود کردن, بالا رفتن, فتح کردن
2
to remove the small flat hard pieces of skin from a fish