For Scale we have terms and definitions in 38 topics. The topics are Art, Beauty, Boiler, Cartographic, Classical Music, Digital Imaging, Entertainment Industry, Entertainment Law, Entomological, Finance, Food, Furniture, Geography, Glass, Health and Beauty, Hunting, Insect, Interior Design, Maps, Marketing, Marketing, Questionnaire Design, Math, Medieval Music, Metal, Nautical, Newspaper Design, Photography, Physical Geography, Planetary Science, Plumbing, Remote Control Cars, Roofing, Scanner, Sculptural, Slot Car Drag Racing, Speleological, Technology and William Shakespeare.

Scale (Art)

The relative size of an object when compared to others of its kind, to its environment, or to humans.

Scale (Beauty)

Accumulation of stratum corneum corneocytes (scaly, dry, whitish or brown skin). Scale is a common feature of many skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis, dry skin and ichthyosis.

Scale (Boiler)

A hard coating or layer of materials on surfaces of boiler pressure parts.

Scale (Cartographic)

Relationship existing between a distance on a map, chart, or photograph and the corresponding distance on the Earth.

Scale (Classical Music)

Successive notes of a key or mode either ascending or descending.

Scale (Digital Imaging)

Change in size of an image or element in both X-Y directions. Also a change in the dimensional size of a file.

Scale (Entertainment Industry)

Minimum SAG daily wage for principal actors.

Scale (Entertainment Law)

The minimum salary permitted by the guilds.

Scale (Entomological)

A scale insect; a member of the order Homoptera.

Scale (Finance)

Payment of different rates of interest on CDs of varying maturities. A bank is said to "post a scale." Commercial paper dealers also post scales.

Scale (Food)

A technique by which the scales are removed from the skin of a fish, generally using a dull knife or a special kitchen tool called a fish scaler.

Scale (Furniture)

Refers to the size of objects in relation to one another and to the human body. In decorating, good scale is the result of eye-pleasing relationships between furnishings and other objects and the space they are used in.

Scale (Geography)

The proportional relationship between a linear measurement on a map and the distance it represents on the Earth's surface.

Scale (Glass)

An accidental inclusion in glass, consisting of corrosion products detached from the metal implements used to stir the batch or to form the object.

Scale (Health and Beauty)

Accumulation of stratum corneum corneocytes (scaly, dry, whitish or brown skin). Scale is a common feature of many skin diseases, including atopic dermatitis, dry skin and ichthyosis.

Scale (Hunting)

In ecosystem management, it refers to the degree of resolution at which ecosystems are observed and measured.

Scale (Insect)

A scale insect; a member of the order Homoptera.

Scale (Interior Design)

Drafting increments used to measure distance or the relationship and comparison between a specific volume of space and the architectural or interior embellishments

Scale (Maps)

The ratio of the distance measured on a map to that measured on the ground between the same two points

Scale (Marketing)

A closed-ended question for measuring attitudes. A set of symbols or numbers so constructed that the symbols or numbers can be assigned by a rule to the individual (or their behavior or attitudes) to whom the scale is applied.

Scale (Marketing, Questionnaire Design)

(1) A set of possible answers to a question. A simple version is "On a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate the Prime Minister?" As well as scales of numbers, there are also scales of words, such as the Likert scale.
(2) A set of questions which are trying to measure different aspects of the same thing. E.g. an IQ test might have a scale of 20 questions, whose answers are combined into one figure.
To develop a good scale is not a simple task. Much development work is needed to demonstrate that a scale actually measures what it purports to measure.

Scale (Math)

A system of marks in a given order and at known intervals, used in measuring various quantities.

Scale (Medieval Music)

a series of notes organized in ascending or descending order to form a pattern of whole steps and half steps.

Scale (Metal)

A layer of oxidation products formed on a metal at high temperature.

Scale (Nautical)

Climb.

Scale (Newspaper Design)

To reduce or enlarge artwork or photographs.

Scale (Photography)

To change the proportion of an image by increasing or decreasing its size.

Scale (Physical Geography)

A specific relative or proportional size or extent of a phenomena as measured through space and/or time.

Scale (Planetary Science)

The relationship of a distance on a map or model to the true distance in space; written as a ratio, such as 1:24,000.

Scale (Plumbing)

A thin coating or layer, usually calcium on the bottom of a tank or interior parts that may prevent heat transfer.

Scale (Remote Control Cars)

For R/C hobbyists, this refers to the general size of the car. Many companies offer radio control cars in several different sizes: 1/18, 1/12, 1/10, 1/8, 1/5 and 1/4 scale. The smaller the number after the "1", the larger the actual scale car is. For example, a 1/18 scale car is about 9 inches (23cm) long, while a 1/5 scale car can be up to 36 inches (91cm) long! Most cars are of the 1/10 scale size (because the cost of manufacture and ownership is balanced to the controllability of the car), but there are many types of kits that fall under this size label: Buggy, Truck, Monster Truck, Touring Car and more.

Scale (Roofing)

The relationship between actual measurements on a page of plans or blue prints and the actual measurements of the building represented by the plans or blue prints.

Scale (Scanner)

To change the proportion of an image by increasing or decreasing its size.

Scale (Sculptural)

Size in relation to some "normal" or constant size. Compare with proportion.

Scale (Slot Car Drag Racing)

Weighing device used to check class cars for specific class weight compliance

Scale (Speleological)

The ratio of the length between any 2 points on a map to the actual distance between the same points on the ground or in a cave.
Survey & Mapping term.

Scale (Technology)

A horizontal or vertical line on a graph that shows minimum, maximum, and interval values for the data plotted.1. To enlarge or reduce a graphic display, such as a drawing or a proportional character font, by adjusting its size proportionally. 2. To alter the way in which values are represented so as to bring them into a different range--for example, to change linear feet to quarter inches on a blueprint drawing of a house. 3. In programming, to determine the number of digits occupied by fixed-point or floating-point numbers. See also fixed-point notation, floating-point number.

Scale (William Shakespeare)

To weigh in scales.

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