Scale

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Scale can refer to:

[edit] Measuring implements

[edit] 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 scale, a linear encoder used in precision manufacturing for positioning
• Vernier scale, a scale that allows for higher precision than a uniformly-divided straight or circular measurement scale

[edit] Weight

• Weighing scale, an instrument used in measuring weight

[edit] Miniaturization

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

[edit] Music

• Musical scale, a domain of musical notes
• Scale (string instruments), the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
• Scale (album), an album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert

[edit] People

• Scales (surname)

[edit] Places

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

[edit] Rigid plates

• 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
• Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of some animals, such as fish and snakes
• Scale (Lepidoptera), a minute coloured flake which coats the wings of Lepidoptera, namely butterflies and moths

[edit] Systems of representation

• 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)

[edit] Other

• 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
• Southern California Linux Expo, an Open-Source Software conference held in Los Angeles

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