English words for 'A subdivision of a scale.'
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- Of, or relating to scale.
- (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
- (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction.
- (linguistics) Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured.
- (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
- (physics) Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0).
- of or relating to a musical scale
- of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
- The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
- (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
- The act of one who scales or climbs.
- The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
- The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
- The removing of the scales of fish.
- The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.
- The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- ascent by or as if by a ladder
- A scale of values.
- (Australia, slang) A search, conducted by authorities, of a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- (slang) A deliberate swindle or fraud.
- A speed bump.
- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- (aviation) A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
- (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
- (cricket) A way of hitting a boundary by facing the bat face front and pushing with force to launch the ball. 100% of it done against pace.
- (slang) An act of violent robbery.
- Any of species Allium tricoccum of plants related to the onion; a wild leek.
- A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
- (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
- An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
- (Appalachia, derogatory) A worthless person.
- A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
- (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
- a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
- North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
- an inclined surface connecting two levels
- (Australia, slang, transitive) To search a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- To behave violently; to rage.
- To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
- (slang, transitive) To swindle or rob violently.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
- furnish with a ramp
- creep up — used especially of plants
- be rampant
- corresponding in size or degree or extent
- (mathematics) Describing two numbers within the same Archimedean class, so that neither is infinitely larger than the other.
- (physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
- Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
- A position on a scale.
- (nautical, British) An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer.
- (nautical) A seaman in a warship.
- An evaluation of status, especially of financial status.
- A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
- A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program.
- rank in a military organization
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- standing or position on a scale
- size or measure according to a scale
- measure by or as if by a scale
- climb up by means of a ladder
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- reach the highest point of
- remove the scales from
- measure with or as if with scales
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
- (transitive) To climb to the top of.
- (transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- (transitive) To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
- (intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
- (transitive) To remove the scales of.
- (intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) To scatter; to spread.
- (transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- (manufacturing, transitive) To take measurements from (an engineering drawing), treating them as (or as if) reliable dimensional instructions. This practice often works but can produce latently incorrect results and is thus usually deprecated.
- (intransitive, computing) To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
- (transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
- relative magnitude
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- an ordered reference standard
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
- (uncountable) Limescale.
- Size; scope.
- (uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
- A device to measure mass or weight.
- (uncountable, US) An infestation of scale insects on a plant; commonly thought of as, or mistaken for, a disease.
- A standard amount of money to be paid for a service, for example union-negotiated amounts received by a performer or writer; similar to wage scale or pay grade.
- (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
- Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
- Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
- A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
- A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
- A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
- The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
- A scale insect.
- A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
- The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.
- Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
- magnitude or extent
- the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
- (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
- (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
- A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
- (physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
- (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
- (science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.
- A single aspect of a given thing.
- A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
- magnitude or extent
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
- balance among the parts of something
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
- a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
- all of the tokens of the same symbol
- printed characters
- A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- (uncountable) Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size.
- An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
- (obsolete except in the above special senses) A symbol, emblem, or example of something.
- (computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations.
- (fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
- (taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
- An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
- (mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
- Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
- (corpus linguistics) A word that occurs in a text or corpus irrespective of how many times it occurs, as opposed to a token.
- (chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
- (chiefly uncountable) Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics.
- (theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
- (medicine) A blood group.
- write by means of a keyboard with types
- identify as belonging to a certain type
- To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
- To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
- To categorize into types.
- To put text on paper using a typewriter.
- To determine the blood type of.
- To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
- a step on some scale
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Reduced.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- (figuratively) Total extent.
- (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
- (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
- (theater) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
- (bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit.
- Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
- Duration.
- (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
- The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
- (wine) The amount of time for which the taste of wine lingers on the palate after swallowing or spitting it out, measured in caudilies.
- (slang) A penis.
- a section of something that is long and narrow
- the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
- size of the gap between two places
- continuance in time
- the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
- One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
- (heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
- A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
- (anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
- (biochemistry) The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
- a space into which an area is subdivided
- a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
- have certain dimensions
- determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- express as a number or measure or quantity
- (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
- (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- (transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
- To adjust by a rule or standard.
- measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion.
- The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)
- (poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.
- Any of various standard units of capacity.
- (now chiefly cooking) A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
- (in the plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.
- A piece of legislation.
- (mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.
- An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
- (geology) A bed or stratum.
- A unit of measurement.
- A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
- (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar.
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A particular feature or trait.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
- A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.
- A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.
- (physics) A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.
- A pair of scales.
- (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
- (watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
- (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- (accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
- (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
- (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
- (law, business, statistics) The remainder.
- (accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
- (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
- equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a weight that balances another weight
- equality of distribution
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- a state of equilibrium
- (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
- (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
- (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
- (transitive, nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
- (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- compute credits and debits of an account
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- be in equilibrium
- bring into balance or equilibrium
- The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
- (mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.
- The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
- (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.
- The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
- (mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.
- (slang) A person dismissed as unimportant.
- (finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).
- The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
- (military, usually capitalized) A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.
- A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- (meteorology) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
- (linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.
- (meteorology) Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
- (postpositive) Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories
- of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
- having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
- indicating an initial point or origin
- (mathematics) In corresponding proportion.
- (biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
- (chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.
- (genetics) Having the same morphology as another chromosome or locus; relating to a homologue.
- (cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.
- having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
- corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- fully extended or stretched forth
- relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- beyond the literal or primary sense
- drawn out or made longer spatially
- (typography, of a typeface) Wider than usual.
- Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
- Longer in length or extension; elongated.
- Lasting longer; protracted.
- Having a large scope or range; extensive.
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
- broad in scope or content
- Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
- (physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
- Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
- (figurative) Considerable in amount.
- in diameter
- over the whole distance
- to completion
- from beginning to end
- throughout the entire extent
- So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
- From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
- So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
- Throughout something; all the way across or into.
- By way of the interior.
- By way of an opening.
- (mostly in the phrase 'get through') So as to connect or reach.
- (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- having finished or arrived at completion
- No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
- Without a future; done for.
- (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
- Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
- (chiefly US) Finished; complete.
- Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
- Passing from one side of something to the other.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, rare in Canada) (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- By means of.
- Throughout or across the extent of.
- Throughout the duration of.
- In consequence of; as a result of.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
- (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
- By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
- (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
- Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
- By way of (a physical passage).
- From one side of (an opening) to the other.
- (countable) the degree to which something is in proportion
- (uncountable) the property of being proportional
- (uncountable) the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
- a ratio of two quantities that is constant
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
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- The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
- (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
- The act of one who scales or climbs.
- The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
- The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
- The removing of the scales of fish.
- The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.
- The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
- the act of arranging in a graduated series
- act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
- ascent by or as if by a ladder
- A scale of values.
- (Australia, slang) A search, conducted by authorities, of a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- (slang) A deliberate swindle or fraud.
- A speed bump.
- An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
- (aviation) A surface inside the air intake of a supersonic aircraft which adjusts in position to allow for efficient shock wave compression of incoming air at a wide range of different Mach numbers.
- (skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
- (cricket) A way of hitting a boundary by facing the bat face front and pushing with force to launch the ball. 100% of it done against pace.
- (slang) An act of violent robbery.
- Any of species Allium tricoccum of plants related to the onion; a wild leek.
- A concave bend at the top or cap of a railing, wall, or coping; a romp.
- (aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport.
- An interchange, a road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
- (Appalachia, derogatory) A worthless person.
- A structure with an inclined surface made for stunts, as for jumping motorcycles or other vehicles.
- (aviation) A large parking area in an airport for aircraft, for loading and unloading or for storage (see also apron and tarmac).
- a movable staircase that passengers use to board or leave an aircraft
- North American perennial having a slender bulb and whitish flowers
- an inclined surface connecting two levels
- (Australia, slang, transitive) To search a prisoner or a prisoner's cell.
- To behave violently; to rage.
- To adapt a piece of iron to the woodwork of a gate.
- (slang, transitive) To swindle or rob violently.
- (ambitransitive) To (cause to) change value, often at a steady rate.
- behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
- stand with arms or forelegs raised, as if menacing
- furnish with a ramp
- creep up — used especially of plants
- be rampant
- A position on a scale.
- (nautical, British) An enlisted seaman not a commissioned officer or warrant officer.
- (nautical) A seaman in a warship.
- An evaluation of status, especially of financial status.
- A number, letter, or other mark that refers to the ability of something.
- A quantitative measure of the audience of a television program.
- rank in a military organization
- an appraisal of the value of something
- act of ascertaining or fixing the value or worth of
- standing or position on a scale
- magnitude or extent
- the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
- (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
- (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
- A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
- (physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
- (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
- (science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.
- A single aspect of a given thing.
- A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
- magnitude or extent
- the relation between things (or parts of things) with respect to their comparative quantity, magnitude, or degree
- balance among the parts of something
- the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- (countable) Proper or equal share.
- (countable, chiefly in the plural) Size.
- (mathematics, countable) A statement of equality between two ratios.
- The relation of one part to another or to the whole with respect to magnitude, quantity, or degree.
- (uncountable) Harmonious relation of parts to each other or to the whole.
- (countable) A quantity of something that is part of the whole amount or number.
- a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
- a person of a specified kind (usually with many eccentricities)
- (biology) the taxonomic group whose characteristics are used to define the next higher taxon
- a small metal block bearing a raised character on one end; produces a printed character when inked and pressed on paper
- all of the tokens of the same symbol
- printed characters
- A grouping based on shared characteristics; a class.
- (uncountable) Such types collectively, or a set of type of one font or size.
- An individual that represents the ideal for its class; an embodiment.
- (obsolete except in the above special senses) A symbol, emblem, or example of something.
- (computing theory) A tag attached to variables and values used in determining which kinds of value can be used in which situations.
- (fine arts) The original object, or class of objects, scene, face, or conception, which becomes the subject of a copy; especially, the design on the face of a medal or a coin.
- (taxonomy) Something, often a specimen, selected as an objective anchor to connect a scientific name to a taxon; this need not be representative or typical.
- An individual considered typical of its class, one regarded as typifying a certain profession, environment, etc.
- (mathematics) A part of the partition of the object domain of a logical theory (which due to the existence of such partition, would be called a typed theory). (Note: this corresponds to the notion of "data type" in computing theory.)
- Preferred sort of person; sort of person that one is attracted to.
- (corpus linguistics) A word that occurs in a text or corpus irrespective of how many times it occurs, as opposed to a token.
- (chemistry) A simple compound, used as a mode or pattern to which other compounds are conveniently regarded as being related, and from which they may be actually or theoretically derived.
- (chiefly uncountable) Text printed with such type, or imitating its characteristics.
- (theology) An event or person that prefigures or foreshadows a later event - commonly an Old Testament event linked to Christian times.
- (medicine) A blood group.
- write by means of a keyboard with types
- identify as belonging to a certain type
- To furnish an expression or copy of; to represent; to typify.
- To represent by a type, model, or symbol beforehand; to prefigure.
- To categorize into types.
- To put text on paper using a typewriter.
- To determine the blood type of.
- To enter text or commands into a computer using a keyboard.
- a step on some scale
- a wound made by cutting
- in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball
- the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
- a refusal to recognize someone you know
- (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball
- a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc
- a remark capable of wounding mentally
- a canal made by erosion or excavation
- a share of the profits
- the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends
- the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge
- the act of cutting something into parts
- a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass
- (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next
- the style in which a garment is cut
- the act of reducing the amount or number
- an unexcused absence from class
- the division of a deck of cards before dealing
- a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation
- (slang, uncountable) That which is used to dilute or adulterate a recreational drug.
- (card games) The act or right of dividing a deck of playing cards.
- (slang) An insult.
- An opening of a living body resulting from cutting; an incision or wound.
- (slang) A hidden, secluded, or secure place.
- An engraved block or plate; the impression from such an engraving.
- (card games) The card obtained by dividing the pack.
- The manner or style in which a garment, other article of clothing, or sail is fashioned.
- A decrease or deletion.
- (archaeology) A truncation, a context that represents a moment in time when other archaeological deposits were removed for the creation of some feature such as a ditch or pit.
- (Internet) A dividing line in a Tumblr post, the content below which is hidden until the reader reveals it.
- A haircut.
- (bodybuilding) A time period when one attempts to lose fat while retaining muscle mass.
- (literal, figurative) The act of cutting.
- Such a wound through human skin.
- A sleeveless vest worn by members of a motorcycle club.
- (fashion) A notch shaved into an eyebrow.
- (fencing) An attack made with a chopping motion of the blade, landing with its edge or point.
- (especially theater, film) A passage omitted or to be omitted from a play, movie script, speech, etc.
- (cricket) A batsman's shot played with a swinging motion of the bat, to hit the ball backward of point.
- (graph theory) The partition of a graph’s vertices into two subgroups.
- A skein of yarn.
- Such a passage dug for a roadway for a paved road or railroad, a canal, a runway, etc.
- A notch, passage, or channel made by cutting or digging; a furrow; a groove.
- (golf) In a stroke play competition, the early elimination of those players who have not then attained a preannounced score, so that the rest of the competition is less pressed for time and more entertaining for spectators.
- A deliberate snub, typically a refusal to return a bow or other acknowledgement of acquaintance.
- A definable part, such as an individual song, of a recording, particularly of commercial records, audio tapes, CDs, etc.
- (literal, figurative) The result of cutting.
- (film) A particular version or edit of a film.
- (sports) In lawn tennis, etc., a slanting stroke causing the ball to spin and bound irregularly; also, the spin thus given to the ball.
- A slab or slice, especially of meat.
- (rail transport) A string of railway cars coupled together, shorter than a train.
- (cricket) Sideways movement of the ball through the air caused by a fast bowler imparting spin to the ball.
- An unkind act; a cruelty.
- A share or portion of profits.
- An artificial channel for marine navigation, as distinguished from a navigable river.
- (petrochemistry) The range of temperatures used to distill a particular mixture of hydrocarbons from crude oil.
- (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine
- (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit
- mixed with water
- separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument
- (of a male animal) having the testicles removed
- (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply
- with parts removed
- made neat and tidy by trimming
- fashioned or shaped by cutting
- (of a gem) Carved into a shape; not raw.
- (bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
- (slang, New Zealand, formerly UK) Intoxicated as a result of drugs or alcohol.
- (participial adjective) Having been cut.
- (cricket, of a shot) Played with a horizontal bat to hit the ball backward of point.
- Reduced.
- (informal) Circumcised or having been the subject of female genital mutilation.
- (Australia, New Zealand, slang) Upset, angry; emotionally hurt.
- penetrate injuriously
- function as a cutting instrument
- divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult
- form by probing, penetrating, or digging
- fell by sawing; hew
- refuse to acknowledge
- discharge from a group
- allow incision or separation
- record a performance on (a medium)
- hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- pass directly and often in haste
- stop filming
- intentionally fail to attend
- grow through the gums
- cut and assemble the components of
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- give the appearance or impression of
- make an incision or separation
- make an abrupt change of image or sound
- cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)
- style and tailor in a certain fashion
- form or shape by cutting or incising
- cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch
- have a reducing effect
- separate with or as if with an instrument
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- pass through or across
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make out and issue
- be able to manage or manage successfully
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly
- weed out unwanted or unnecessary things
- make a recording of
- reap or harvest
- create by duplicating data
- move (one's fist)
- shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of
- cease, stop
- dissolve by breaking down the fat of
- perform or carry out
- have grow through the gums
- To absent oneself from (a class, an appointment, etc.).
- (intransitive) To enter a queue in the wrong place.
- (transitive, cricket) To make the ball spin sideways by running one's fingers down the side of the ball while bowling it.
- (intransitive, slang) To leave abruptly.
- (intransitive) To engage in self-harm by making cuts in one's own skin.
- To perform an incision on, for example with a knife.
- To abridge or shorten a work; to remove a portion of a recording during editing.
- (slang) To wound with a knife.
- To wound or hurt deeply the sensibilities of; to pierce.
- (transitive, film) To edit a film by selecting takes from original footage.
- (intransitive) To change direction suddenly.
- To separate or omit, in a situation where one was previously associated.
- (transitive, social) To ignore as a social rebuff or snub.
- To perform (an elaborate dancing movement etc.).
- (transitive) To exhibit (a figure having some trait).
- To reduce, especially intentionally.
- (ambitransitive) To deliver a stroke with a whip or like instrument to.
- (bodybuilding) To lose body mass, aiming to keep muscle but lose body fat.
- (transitive, cricket) To deflect (a bowled ball) to the off, with a chopping movement of the bat.
- (transitive, computing) To remove (text, a picture, etc.) and place in memory in order to paste at a later time.
- (sports) To drive (a ball) to one side, as by (in billiards or croquet) hitting it fine with another ball, or (in tennis) striking it with the racket inclined.
- To castrate or geld.
- (intransitive) To intersect or cross in such a way as to divide in half or nearly so.
- (slang, intransitive) To run or hurry.
- (transitive, slang) To dilute or adulterate something, especially a recreational drug.
- (intransitive, film) To make an abrupt transition from one scene or image to another.
- (transitive, slang) To make, negotiate; to finalise, conclude; to issue.
- (transitive, intransitive) To divide a pack of playing cards into two parts, often followed by placing the two parts back together in the opposite order.
- To form or shape by cutting.
- (intransitive) To admit of incision or severance; to yield to a cutting instrument.
- (transitive) To renounce or give up.
- To interfere, as a horse; to strike one foot against the opposite foot or ankle in using the legs.
- To divide with a knife, scissors, or another sharp instrument.
- (transitive) To stop, disengage, or cease.
- (figuratively) Total extent.
- (mathematics) Distance between the two ends of a line segment.
- (horse racing) The length of a horse, used to indicate the distance between horses at the end of a race.
- (theater) A unit of script length, comprising 42 lines.
- (bridge) The number of cards held in a particular suit.
- Part of something that is long; a physical piece of something.
- Duration.
- (cricket) The distance down the pitch that the ball bounces on its way to the batsman.
- The distance measured along the longest dimension of an object.
- (wine) The amount of time for which the taste of wine lingers on the palate after swallowing or spitting it out, measured in caudilies.
- (slang) A penis.
- a section of something that is long and narrow
- the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
- size of the gap between two places
- continuance in time
- the property of being the extent of something from beginning to end
- One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
- (heraldry) A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
- A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
- (anatomy) A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.
- (biochemistry) The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
- a space into which an area is subdivided
- a partitioned section, chamber, or separate room within a larger enclosed area
- A small version of something; a model of reduced scale.
- An illustration in an illuminated manuscript.
- A particular feature or trait.
- A musical composition which is short in duration.
- Greatly diminished size or form; reduced scale.
- Lettering in red; rubric distinction.
- A small, highly detailed painting, a portrait miniature.
- (chess) A chess game which is concluded with very few moves.
- (roleplaying games, board games) A token in a game representing a unit or character.
- The art of painting such highly detailed miniature works.
- painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- a copy that reproduces a person or thing in greatly reduced size
- a small movable scale that slides along a main scale; the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale
- A secondary control input with finer control than the primary, or coarse, input; for example the vernier frequency tuning knob on a radio.
- A secondary scale with finer graduations than the primary scale of a measuring device; the vernier measures between graduations of the larger scale.
- (physics) A secondary system of force application for the attitude control of a spacecraft; for example a vernier thruster.
- A pair of scales.
- (uncountable) The overall result of conflicting forces, opinions etc.; the influence which ultimately "weighs" more than others.
- (watchmaking) A device used to regulate the speed of a watch, clock etc.
- (uncountable) Mental equilibrium; mental health; calmness, a state of remaining clear-headed and unperturbed.
- (accounting) A list accounting for the debits on one side, and for the credits on the other.
- (uncountable) A state in which opposing forces harmonise; equilibrium.
- (uncountable) Apparent harmony in art (between differing colours, sounds, etc.).
- (literally or figuratively) Something of equal weight used to provide equilibrium; counterweight.
- (law, business, statistics) The remainder.
- (accounting) The result of such a procedure; the difference between credit and debit of an account.
- (uncountable) Awareness of both viewpoints or matters; neutrality; rationality; objectivity.
- equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account
- a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat
- (mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane
- a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
- something left after other parts have been taken away
- a weight that balances another weight
- equality of distribution
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- a state of equilibrium
- (transitive) To compare in relative force, importance, value, etc.; to estimate.
- (transitive) To hold (an object or objects) precariously; to support on a narrow base, so as to keep from falling.
- (transitive, figurative) To make (concepts) agree.
- (transitive) To make the credits and debits of (an account) correspond.
- (intransitive) To be in equilibrium.
- (transitive, nautical) To contract, as a sail, into a narrower compass.
- (intransitive) To have matching credits and debits.
- (transitive) To bring (items) to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights.
- (transitive, dance) To move toward, and then back from, reciprocally.
- compute credits and debits of an account
- hold or carry in equilibrium
- be in equilibrium
- bring into balance or equilibrium
- The point on a scale at which numbering or measurement originates.
- (mathematics) A value of the independent variables of a function, for which the function is equal to zero.
- The value of a magnitude corresponding to the cardinal number zero.
- (informal, uncountable) Nothing, or none.
- The numeric symbol that represents the cardinal number zero.
- (mathematics, algebra) The additive identity element of a monoid or greater algebraic structure, particularly a group or ring.
- (slang) A person dismissed as unimportant.
- (finance) A security which has a zero coupon (paying no periodic interest).
- The digit 0 in the decimal, binary, and all other base numbering systems.
- (military, usually capitalized) A Mitsubishi A6M Zero, a long range fighter aircraft operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service from 1940 to 1945.
- A setting of calibrated instruments such as a firearm, corresponding to a zero value.
- a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
- the point on a scale from which positive or negative numerical quantities can be measured
- the sight setting that will cause a projectile to hit the center of the target with no wind blowing
- a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
- (meteorology) Of a cloud ceiling, limiting vision to 50 feet (15 meters) or less.
- (linguistics) Present at an abstract level, but not realized in the surface form.
- (meteorology) Of horizontal visibility, limited to 165 feet (50.3 meters) or less.
- (postpositive) Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories
- of or relating to the null set (a set with no members)
- having no measurable or otherwise determinable value
- indicating the absence of any or all units under consideration
- indicating an initial point or origin
- (countable) the degree to which something is in proportion
- (uncountable) the property of being proportional
- (uncountable) the principle that government action ought to be proportional to the ends achieved (e.g. the military should not be deployed to stop petty vandalism)
- a ratio of two quantities that is constant
- harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design)
- size or measure according to a scale
- measure by or as if by a scale
- climb up by means of a ladder
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- reach the highest point of
- remove the scales from
- measure with or as if with scales
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
- (transitive) To climb to the top of.
- (transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- (transitive) To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
- (intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
- (transitive) To remove the scales of.
- (intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) To scatter; to spread.
- (transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- (manufacturing, transitive) To take measurements from (an engineering drawing), treating them as (or as if) reliable dimensional instructions. This practice often works but can produce latently incorrect results and is thus usually deprecated.
- (intransitive, computing) To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
- (transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
- relative magnitude
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- an ordered reference standard
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
- (uncountable) Limescale.
- Size; scope.
- (uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
- A device to measure mass or weight.
- (uncountable, US) An infestation of scale insects on a plant; commonly thought of as, or mistaken for, a disease.
- A standard amount of money to be paid for a service, for example union-negotiated amounts received by a performer or writer; similar to wage scale or pay grade.
- (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
- Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
- Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
- A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
- A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
- A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
- The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
- A scale insect.
- A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
- The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.
- Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
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- size or measure according to a scale
- measure by or as if by a scale
- climb up by means of a ladder
- take by attacking with scaling ladders
- reach the highest point of
- remove the scales from
- measure with or as if with scales
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- (transitive) To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
- (transitive) To climb to the top of.
- (transitive) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
- (transitive) To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
- (intransitive) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.
- (transitive) To remove the scales of.
- (intransitive) To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.
- (UK, Scotland, dialect) To scatter; to spread.
- (transitive) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
- (manufacturing, transitive) To take measurements from (an engineering drawing), treating them as (or as if) reliable dimensional instructions. This practice often works but can produce latently incorrect results and is thus usually deprecated.
- (intransitive, computing) To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
- (transitive) To strip or clear of scale; to descale.
- relative magnitude
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- an ordered reference standard
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement; means of assigning a magnitude.
- (uncountable) Limescale.
- Size; scope.
- (uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.
- A device to measure mass or weight.
- (uncountable, US) An infestation of scale insects on a plant; commonly thought of as, or mistaken for, a disease.
- A standard amount of money to be paid for a service, for example union-negotiated amounts received by a performer or writer; similar to wage scale or pay grade.
- (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
- Either of the pans, trays, or dishes of a balance or scales.
- Scale mail (as opposed to chain mail).
- A flake of skin of an animal afflicted with dermatitis.
- A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.
- A small piece of pigmented chitin, many of which coat the wings of a butterfly or moth to give them their color.
- The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife.
- A scale insect.
- A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
- The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
- Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard protective layers forming a pinecone that flare when mature to release pine nut seeds.
- Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
- have certain dimensions
- determine the measurements of something or somebody, take measurements of
- evaluate or estimate the nature, quality, ability, extent, or significance of
- express as a number or measure or quantity
- (rare) To traverse, cross, pass along; to travel over.
- To obtain or set apart; to mark in even increments.
- To judge, value, or appraise.
- (often with out or off) To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; often with.
- (stative) To be of (a certain size), to have (a certain measurement)
- To estimate the unit size of something.
- (transitive) To regulate or control (one's actions, speech, etc.), as if one were carefully measuring their length or quantity.
- To ascertain the quantity of a unit of material via calculated comparison with respect to a standard.
- To adjust by a rule or standard.
- measuring instrument having a sequence of marks at regular intervals; used as a reference in making measurements
- the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule
- musical notation for a repeating pattern of musical beats
- a container of some standard capacity that is used to obtain fixed amounts of a substance
- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- (prosody) the accent in a metrical foot of verse
- a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
- how much there is or how many there are of something that you can quantify
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- A standard against which something can be judged; a criterion.
- The size of someone or something, as ascertained by measuring. (Now chiefly in make to measure.)
- (poetry) The manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a metrical foot.
- Any of various standard units of capacity.
- (now chiefly cooking) A receptacle or vessel of a standard size, capacity etc. as used to deal out specific quantities of some substance.
- (in the plural) Actions designed to achieve some purpose; plans.
- A piece of legislation.
- (mathematics, measure theory) A function which obeys a particular set of formal conditions, created to generalize and rigorize the notions of length, volume, and probability. Formally, a non-negative, countably additive set function on a sigma-algebra; see Measure (mathematics) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- A ruler, measuring stick, or graduated tape used to take measurements.
- An (unspecified) portion or quantity.
- (geology) A bed or stratum.
- A unit of measurement.
- A limit that cannot be exceeded; a bound. (Now chiefly in set phrases.)
- (music) A musical designation consisting of all notes and or rests delineated by two vertical bars; an equal and regular division of the whole of a composition; a bar.
- magnitude or extent
- the magnitude of something in a particular direction (especially length or width or height)
- a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
- one of three Cartesian coordinates that determine a position in space
- (linear algebra) The number of elements of any basis of a vector space.
- (computing) Any of the independent ranges of indices in a multidimensional array.
- A construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished.
- (physics) One of the physical properties that are regarded as fundamental measures of a physical quantity, such as mass, length and time.
- (geometry) The number of independent coordinates needed to specify uniquely the location of a point in a space; also, any of such independent coordinates.
- (science fiction, fantasy) A universe or plane of existence.
- A single aspect of a given thing.
- A measure of spatial extent in a particular direction, such as height, width or breadth, or depth.
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- in diameter
- over the whole distance
- to completion
- from beginning to end
- throughout the entire extent
- So as to overcome an obstacle and pass beyond it; past.
- From beginning to end, or from the present position to the end.
- So as to pass a stage in a process and proceed to the next stage or level.
- Throughout something; all the way across or into.
- By way of the interior.
- By way of an opening.
- (mostly in the phrase 'get through') So as to connect or reach.
- (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- having finished or arrived at completion
- No longer interested; wearied or turned off by experience.
- Without a future; done for.
- (soccer) In possession of the ball beyond the last line of defence but not necessarily the goalkeeper; through on goal.
- Proceeding from origin to destination without the need to change transport vehicle.
- (chiefly US) Finished; complete.
- Along the course of a task etc.; used in expressions of progress towards the end.
- Passing from one side of something to the other.
- (chiefly UK, Commonwealth, Ireland, rare in Canada) (usually followed by "to") Able to progress (to the next stage or a higher level) following success in an exam, sports match, etc.
- By means of.
- Throughout or across the extent of.
- Throughout the duration of.
- In consequence of; as a result of.
- To or beyond the other side of (an obstacle); past.
- (Canada, US) To (or up to) and including, with all intermediate values; to... inclusive; until the end of.
- So as to progress within (something) or towards the end or limit of (something).
- By way of (an intermediary, agent, medium, etc.).
- (in phrases such as 'go through', 'get through' etc.) Indicating that something has been consumed or used up.
- So as to enter (something), pass within or across, and then leave.
- Amidst or surrounded by (while moving).
- Along the course of; used in expressions of progress towards the end of something.
- By way of (a physical passage).
- From one side of (an opening) to the other.
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- Of, or relating to scale.
- (music) Of or pertaining to a musical scale.
- (mathematics) Having magnitude but not direction.
- (linguistics) Pertaining to the dimension on which something is measured.
- (computer science) Consisting of a single value (e.g. integer or string) rather than multiple values (e.g. array).
- (physics) Relating to particles with a spin (quantum angular momentum) of 0 (known as spin 0).
- of or relating to a musical scale
- of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
- corresponding in size or degree or extent
- (mathematics) Describing two numbers within the same Archimedean class, so that neither is infinitely larger than the other.
- (physics) Describing a crystal in which every atom or molecule is placed in the same relative position
- Of a proportionate or similar measurable standard.
- (mathematics) In corresponding proportion.
- (biology) Corresponding to a similar structure in another life form with a common evolutionary origin.
- (chemistry) Belonging to a series of aliphatic organic compounds that differ only by the addition of a CH₂ group.
- (genetics) Having the same morphology as another chromosome or locus; relating to a homologue.
- (cultural anthropology, structural anthropology) Playing the same role as seen in another culture, whether by historical connection, psychological archetype, convergent cultural evolution, or otherwise (as may be hypothesized but not known with certainty by current science), as for example with the cryptozoologic concepts of yeti and sasquatch, the use of polite and familiar pronouns, or other similarities.
- having the same evolutionary origin but not necessarily the same function
- corresponding or similar in position or structure or function or characteristics; especially derived from an organism of the same species
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- fully extended or stretched forth
- relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
- beyond the literal or primary sense
- drawn out or made longer spatially
- (typography, of a typeface) Wider than usual.
- Stretched out or pulled out; expanded.
- Longer in length or extension; elongated.
- Lasting longer; protracted.
- Having a large scope or range; extensive.
- large in spatial extent or range or scope or quantity
- of agriculture; increasing productivity by using large areas with minimal outlay and labor
- broad in scope or content
- Serving to extend or lengthen; characterized by extension.
- (physics) Having a combined system entropy that equals the sum of the entropies of the independent systems.
- Having a great extent; covering a large area; vast.
- (figurative) Considerable in amount.