as in balances
a device for measuring weight
I hate getting on the bathroom scale
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as in hierarchies
a scheme of rank or order
a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale
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as in spectrums
the distance or extent between possible extremes
with the scale going from one to ten, what did you think of the movie?
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as in measures
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
scaled the logs to get a rough idea of the amount of usable lumber they were likely to yield
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Recent Examples of scales
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Police recovered packages of cocaine hydrochloride and cocaine paste, along with scales and strainers used in drug production.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Scales.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scales. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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