Scale

Scale can refer to the following:

Length

• Architect's scale, a ruler-like device which facilitates the production of technical drawings
• Engineer's scale, a ruler-like device similar to the Architect's scale, they are helpful when drawing rooms
• Linear encoder, a kind of linear scale used in precision manufacturing for positioning
• Linear scale, a means of showing the scale of a map, chart, or drawing
• Vernier scale, a scale that allows for higher precision than a uniformly-divided straight or circular measurement scale

Locations

• Scales, South Lakeland, a village in Cumbria, England
• Scales Hoo, a manor in Norfolk, England in South Raynham, origin of the Scales family

Mathematics

• Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points (for example real numbers) and used for a wide variety of applications
• Scale parameter, a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution

Psychology

• A collection of questions uses to measure a particular research topic. Very often they are presented in the form of Likert scale.

Music

• Musical scale, a sequence of ordered musical notes
• Scale (string instruments), the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
• Scale (album), an album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert
• "The Scale", a song by Interpol from Our Love to Admire

People

• Scales (surname)

Physics

• Weighing scale, an instrument used to determine the weight or mass of an object

Ratio

• Scale model
• Rail transport modelling scales (model railroading)

Representation systems

• Scale, a linear or curved surface (dial) with calibrated numerical markings against which a pointer or similar moves; the number nearest the pointer indicates the value of something measured. Used on callipers, analog electrical meters, etc.
• Duration scale, an ordering of time intervals from shortest to longest
• Measurement, referring to the size of buildings or other structures
• Scalability, a system's capacity to adapt to changes in size and complexity
• Scale factor, a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity
• Scale factor (Universe), a function of time which represents the expansion of the universe
• Scale (map)
• Scale parameter, a numerical parameter in statistics
• Scale (ratio)
• Scale (social sciences)
• Scale (spatial), an informal system of general size categorizations
• Scaling (geometry)
• Economies of scale

Structures (flat)

• Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of some animals, such as fish and snakes
• Scale armour, protective garments similar to animal scales
• Scale insect, a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale
• Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
• In botany, any flat epidermal outgrowth, a flat trichome
• Scale (Lepidoptera), a minute coloured flake which coats the wings of Lepidoptera, namely butterflies and moths

Other

• Scales (pl.): The paired panels or slabs of wood, horn, plastic, or other material forming part of the handle or grip of a full-tang knife or metal-framed handgun
• Libra (constellation), known as "the scales"
• Scale insect, small, often parasitic, insects that feed off of plants
• Fouling, buildup of unwanted substances, sometimes called "scale", on hard surfaces, such as the inside of a pipe
  • Especially, limescale
  • Mill scale, the buildup of oxidation on hot worked materials
• Mizan (Scale or Balance in English), a treatise on Islam by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
• The Screen Actors Guild sets minimum compensation rates, called "scale"
• Southern California Linux Expo, an open-source software conference held in Los Angeles, California
• Various scales for the measurement of other phenomena:

Wind - Beaufort Hurricanes Saffir–Simpson Tornadoes - Fujita

Hardness - Mohs

Heat of Chillies - Scoville

Earthquakes - Energy - Richter Intensity - Mercalli

Temperature - Celsius scale Kelvin scale Fahrenheit Rankine Rømer Réaumur DeLisle Newton

Lunar eclipse brightness - Danjon scale

Religious belief - Dawkins

Depression - Hamilton

Acidity - pH

Sexual orientation - Kinsey

Physical exertion - Borg

Pain - Various