| slovo | definícia |
scale
(mass) | scale
- mierka, stupnica, šupina |
scale
(encz) | scale,měřítko n: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
scale
(encz) | scale,míra n: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
scale
(encz) | scale,miska vah n: Zdeněk Brož |
scale
(encz) | scale,stupnice n: RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
scale
(encz) | scale,stupnice měření n: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
scale
(encz) | scale,škála n: Pavel Machek; Giza |
scale
(encz) | scale,šupina n: Zdeněk Brož |
scale
(encz) | scale,váha n: [brit.] Pavel Beníšek |
scale
(encz) | scale,vyšplhat v: např. po stěně skály Pino |
Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Scaling.]
To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
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Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
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To scale a debt, wages, etc. or {To scale down a debt,
wages, etc.}, to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed
ratio or scale. [U.S.]
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\ (sk[=a]l), n. [AS. sc[=a]le; perhaps influenced by
the kindred Icel. sk[=a]l balance, dish, akin also to D.
schaal a scale, bowl, shell, G. schale, OHG. sc[=a]la, Dan.
skaal drinking cup, bowl, dish, and perh. to E. scale of a
fish. Cf. Scale of a fish, Skull the brain case.]
1. 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.
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Long time in even scale
The battle hung. --Milton.
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The scales are turned; her kindness weighs no more
Now than my vows. --Waller.
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2. pl. (Astron.) The sign or constellation Libra.
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Platform scale. See under Platform.
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, v. i.
1. To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as,
some sandstone scales by exposure.
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Those that cast their shell are the lobster and
crab; the old skins are found, but the old shells
never; so it is likely that they scale off. --Bacon.
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2. To separate; to scatter. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, n. [Cf. AS. scealu, scalu, a shell, parings; akin
to D. schaal, G. schale, OHG. scala, Dan. & Sw. skal a shell,
Dan. skiael a fish scale, Goth. skalja tile, and E. shale,
shell, and perhaps also to scale of a balance; but perhaps
rather fr. OF. escale, escaile, F. ['e]caille scale of a
fish, and ['e]cale shell of beans, pease, eggs, nuts, of
German origin, and akin to Goth. skalja, G. schale. See
Shale.]
1. (Anat.) 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.
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Fish that, with their fins and shining scales,
Glide under the green wave. --Milton.
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2. 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.
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3. (Zool.) 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.
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4. (Zool.) A scale insect. (See below.)
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5. (Bot.) 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.
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6. The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a
pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
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7. An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which
water is heated, as a steam boiler.
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8. (Metal.) 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.
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Covering scale (Zool.), a hydrophyllium.
Ganoid scale. (Zool.) See under Ganoid.
Scale armor (Mil.), armor made of small metallic scales
overlapping, and fastened upon leather or cloth.
Scale beetle (Zool.), the tiger beetle.
Scale carp (Zool.), a carp having normal scales.
Scale insect (Zool.), any one of numerous species of small
hemipterous insects belonging to the family Coccidae, in
which the females, when adult, become more or less
scalelike in form. They are found upon the leaves and
twigs of various trees and shrubs, and often do great
damage to fruit trees. See Orange scale,under Orange.
Scale moss (Bot.), any leafy-stemmed moss of the order
Hepaticae; -- so called from the small imbricated
scalelike leaves of most of the species. See Hepatica,
2, and Jungermannia.
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, v. t.
1. To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish;
to scale the inside of a boiler.
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2. To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the
teeth; to pare off, as a surface. "If all the mountains
were scaled, and the earth made even." --T. Burnet.
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3. To scatter; to spread. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]
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4. (Gun.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the
explosion of a small quantity of powder. --Totten.
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, n. [L. scalae, pl., scala staircase, ladder; akin
to scandere to climb. See Scan; cf. Escalade.]
1. A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending. [Obs.]
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2. Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a
measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.
Specifically:
(a) 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.
(b) 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.
(c) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale;
the binary scale, etc.
(d) (Mus.) 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.
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3. Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps
and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative
rank or order; as, a scale of being.
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There is a certain scale of duties . . . which for
want of studying in right order, all the world is in
confusion. --Milton.
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4. 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.
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Scale of chords, a graduated scale on which are given the
lengths of the chords of arcs from 0[deg] to 90[deg] in a
circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles
and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, v. t. [Cf. It. scalare, fr. L. scalae, scala. See
Scale a ladder.]
To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by
steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of
a fort.
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Oft have I scaled the craggy oak. --Spenser.
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Scale
(gcide) | Scale \Scale\, v. i.
To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs.]
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Satan from hence, now on the lower stair,
That scaled by steps of gold to heaven-gate,
Looks down with wonder. --Milton.
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scale
(wn) | scale
n 1: an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to
10" [syn: scale, scale of measurement, {graduated
table}, ordered series]
2: relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
3: the ratio between the size of something and a representation
of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
4: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
[syn: scale, scale leaf]
5: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the
skin [syn: scale, scurf, exfoliation]
6: (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a
specific scheme (usually within an octave) [syn: scale,
musical scale]
7: a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
[syn: scale, weighing machine]
8: an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
9: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield
attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn:
plate, scale, shell]
10: a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of
many animals
v 1: measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25
pounds"
2: pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according
to some rate or standard
3: take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled
the walls of the fort"
4: reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn:
scale, surmount]
5: climb up by means of a ladder
6: remove the scales from; "scale fish" [syn: scale,
descale]
7: measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
8: size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be
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| | podobné slovo | definícia |
fullscale
(mass) | full-scale
- totálny |
largescale
(mass) | large-scale
- veľkokapacitný, vo veľkom rozsahu |
scale factor
(mass) | scale factor
- merítko |
timescale
(mass) | time-scale
- časová mierka |
celsius scale
(encz) | Celsius scale, |
centigrade scale
(encz) | centigrade scale, n: |
chromatic scale
(encz) | chromatic scale, n: |
constant returns to scale
(encz) | constant returns to scale,konstantní výnosy z rozsahu [ekon.] RNDr.
Pavel Piskač |
descale
(encz) | descale,odstranit vodní kámen v: metan@ucw.cz |
diatonic scale
(encz) | diatonic scale, n: |
diseconomies of scale
(encz) | diseconomies of scale,ztráty z rozsahu [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
downscale
(encz) | downscale, |
economies of scale
(encz) | economies of scale,úspory v rozsahu produkce Mgr. Dita Gálováeconomies of scale,úspory z rozsahu [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
economy of scale
(encz) | economy of scale, n: |
extended time scale
(encz) | extended time scale, n: |
fahrenheit scale
(encz) | Fahrenheit scale, |
fast time scale
(encz) | fast time scale, n: |
fish scale
(encz) | fish scale, n: |
fixed scale of charges
(encz) | fixed scale of charges,fixní rozsah poplatků [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
full-scale
(encz) | full-scale,totální adj: Zdeněk Brož |
gapped scale
(encz) | gapped scale, n: |
grayscale
(encz) | grayscale,stupnice šedi Zdeněk Brož |
international scale
(encz) | international scale,mezinárodní měřítko Mgr. Dita Gálová |
large-scale
(encz) | large-scale,ve velkém měřítku Jaroslav Šedivýlarge-scale,velko Zdeněk Brožlarge-scale,velkokapacitní Jaroslav Šedivý |
large-scale clean technologies
(encz) | large-scale clean technologies,širokospektrální čisté
technologie [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
lever scale
(encz) | lever scale, n: |
limescale
(encz) | limescale,vodní kámen n: Ritchie |
logarithmic scale
(encz) | logarithmic scale, n: |
major diatonic scale
(encz) | major diatonic scale,velká diatonická stupnice n: [hud.] Ivan Masár |
major scale
(encz) | major scale, |
midscale
(encz) | midscale,středního rozsahu Zdeněk Brož |
minimum efficient scale
(encz) | minimum efficient scale,Minimální efektivní rozsah [eko.] RNDr. Pavel
Piskač |
minor diatonic scale
(encz) | minor diatonic scale, n: |
minor scale
(encz) | minor scale,diatonická míra not Zdeněk Brož |
musculus scalenus
(encz) | musculus scalenus, n: |
musical scale
(encz) | musical scale, n: |
on a wide scale
(encz) | on a wide scale,naplno web |
paraffin scale
(encz) | paraffin scale, n: |
pentatonic scale
(encz) | pentatonic scale, n: |
ph scale
(encz) | pH scale,pH stupnice [chem.] Clock |
plant damage scale
(encz) | plant damage scale,stupnice poškození rostlin [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
rescale
(encz) | rescale,změnit měřítko Zdeněk Brož |
rescaled
(encz) | rescaled, |
return to scale
(encz) | return to scale,výnos z rozsahu n: Mgr. Dita Gálová |
returns to scale
(encz) | returns to scale, |
richter scale
(encz) | Richter scale, |
salary scale
(encz) | salary scale,platová stupnice Zdeněk Brož |
saprobity scale
(encz) | saprobity scale,stupnice saprobity [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
scale back
(encz) | scale back,omezit v: Rostislav Svoboda |
scale down
(encz) | scale down,zmenšit v: Zdeněk Brožscale down,zredukovat v: Zdeněk Brož |
scale effect
(encz) | scale effect, |
scale factor
(encz) | scale factor,konstanta stupnice Zdeněk Brožscale factor,měřítko n: Zdeněk Brož |
scale fern
(encz) | scale fern, n: |
scale insect
(encz) | scale insect,červec n: Zdeněk Brož |
scale leaf
(encz) | scale leaf, n: |
scale moss
(encz) | scale moss, n: |
scale of charges (prices)
(encz) | scale of charges (prices),cenová stupnice [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
scale of economy
(encz) | scale of economy,rozsah ekonomiky [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
scale of measurement
(encz) | scale of measurement, n: |
scale of salary (salary list)
(encz) | scale of salary (salary list),mzdová stupnice [eko.] RNDr. Pavel Piskač |
scale up
(encz) | scale up, v: |
scale value
(encz) | scale value, n: |
scale variable
(encz) | scale variable, |
scale wax
(encz) | scale wax, n: |
scaled
(encz) | scaled,šupinatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
scaleless
(encz) | scaleless,bezšupinatý adj: Zdeněk Brož |
scalelike
(encz) | scalelike, adj: |
scalene
(encz) | scalene,obecný trojúhelník n: [mat.] |
scalene muscle
(encz) | scalene muscle, n: |
scalene triangle
(encz) | scalene triangle, n: |
scalenus
(encz) | scalenus, n: |
scalenus syndrome
(encz) | scalenus syndrome, n: |
scaler
(encz) | scaler,škrabka n: Zdeněk Brož |
scales
(encz) | scales,měřítka n: Zdeněk Brožscales,stupnice n: Zdeněk Brožscales,šupiny n: pl. Zdeněk Brožscales,váhy n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
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