Scale
61scale — English has three separate words scale. The oldest, ‘pan of a balance’ [13], was borrowed from Old Norse skál ‘bowl, drinking cup’ (ancestor of Swedish skåal, from which English gets the toast skol [16]). This was descended from a Germanic base… …
62scale — 1. noun 1) opposite ends of the social scale Syn: hierarchy, ladder, ranking, pecking order, order, spectrum 2) the scale of the map Syn: ratio, proportion 3) the scale of the disaste …
63scale — 1. Measure. Alapi i; ♦ musical scale, alapi i mele, pākōlī. See note, scales. 2. Fish. Unahi, unahinahi. ♦ To scale, unaunahi. ♦ The Kula people scale squids, the Kula people paddle awkwardly, ka po e unaunahi he e o Kula, o Kula hoe …
64scale-up — I. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: scale (VI) + up : an increase according to a fixed ratio a scale up of wages II. ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ adjective : characte …
65Scale In — The process of purchasing shares as the price decreases. To scale in (or scaling in) means to set a target price and then invest in increments as the stock falls below that price. This buying continues until the price stops falling or the… …
66scale up — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms scale up : present tense I/you/we/they scale up he/she/it scales up present participle scaling up past tense scaled up past participle scaled up to make something larger in size, amount etc than it used to be… …
67scale — mastelis statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Linijos ilgio žemėlapyje, plane ar fotografijoje ir jos horizontaliosios projekcijos ilgio vietovėje santykis. atitikmenys: angl. numerical scale; representative fraction; scale pranc. échelle; échelle …
68scale up — Conversion of a process, such as fermentation of a micro organism, from a small laboratory scale to a larger industrial scale …
69scale — n. the regular union rate of pay; union wages. D Even the big stars work for scale. □ We pay scale and not a penny more. I don’t care who you think you are! …
70scale — See: TO SCALE …
