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
  • Linear scale, a linear encoder used in precision manufacturing for positioning

[edit] Weight

[edit] Medical

[edit] Miniaturization

[edit] Music

[edit] People

[edit] Places

[edit] Rigid plates

  • Scale armour, protective garments similar to animal scales
  • Scale insect, a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale
  • Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of some animals, such as fish and snakes

[edit] Systems of representation

[edit] Other

  • Fouling, buildup of unwanted substances, sometimes called "scale", on hard surfaces, such as the inside of a pipe
  • 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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