Scale

Scale or scales may refer to:

Common meanings

• Scale (anatomy), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
• Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
• Scale (map), the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
• Scale (measuring), an instrument used to measure mass
• Scale (music), a sequence of ordered musical notes
• Scale (ratio), the ratio of the linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
• Spatial scale, a classification of sizes

Music

• Scale (music), a sequence of ordered musical notes
• Scale (album), a 2006 album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert
• "The Scale", a song from Our Love to Admire by Interpol
• Scale (string instruments), the sounding length of the strings of an instrument

Places

• Scales, California, a community in the United States
• Scales, South Lakeland, Cumbria, England, a village
• The Scales, the initial climb of the Chilkoot Pass

Science and mathematics

Biology

• Scale (anatomy), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
• Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
• Scale (insect anatomy), an anatomical feature of the wings of moths and butterflies
• Scale insect, a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale
• Scale, a type of trichome, any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
• Bulb scale, the storage layers of a plant bulb

Chemistry and materials science

• Scale (chemistry), the range of mass or volume of a chemical reaction or process
• Mill scale, the flaky surface on hot rolled steel, consisting of iron oxides
• Fouling, sometimes called scale, a buildup of unwanted substances on a submerged surface
  • Limescale, a type of fouling

Mathematics

• Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
• Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points
• Scale parameter, a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution
• Long and short scales, how powers of ten are named and grouped in large numbers

Other sciences

• Scale (analytical tool), a concept in the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory
• Scale (social sciences), a tool for ordering entities by quantitative attributes
• Southern California Linux Expo, an open-source software conference held in Los Angeles, California

Other uses

• Scales (surname)
• Scale armour, an early form of armor
• Scale model, a true-to-scale physical representation of an object
• Baron Scales, a title in the Peerage of England
• Pay scale, a system or structure of compensation for work
• Libra (constellation), also known as "the scales"

See also

• Mizan (Scale in English), a treatise on Islam by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
• Scalability, a concept in computer science and electronics
• Scaling (geometry), a linear transformation that enlarges or shrinks objects