1 a set of regularly spaced marks made on something (eg a thermometer or a ruler) for use as a measure; a system of numbers, measurement etc: This thermometer has two scales marked on it, one in Fahrenheit and one in Centigrade.
az: dərəcə, şkala
ru: шкала, градуировка
2 a series or system of items of increasing or decreasing size, value etc: a wage/salary scale.
az: miqyas, ölçü
ru: градация, шкала
3 in music, a group of notes going up or down in order: The boy practised his scales on the piano.
az: qamma (musiqidə)
ru: гамма
4 the size of measurements on a map etc compared with the real size of the country etc shown by it: In a map drawn to the scale 1:50,000, one centimetre represents half a kilometre.
az: miqyas
ru: масштаб
5 the size of an activity: These guns are being manufactured on a large scale.
az: ölçü
ru: размер
See also:
scale2 [skeil] verb
to climb (a ladder, cliff etc): The prisoner scaled the prison walls and escaped.
az: dırmanmaq, dırmaşıb çıxmaq
ru: взбираться
scale3 [skeil] noun
any of the small thin plates or flakes that cover the skin of fishes, reptiles etc: A herring's scales are silver in colour.
az: qabıq, örtük
ru: чешуйка