Scale can refer to the following:

Contents

• 1 Length
• 2 Locations
• 3 Mathematics
• 4 Psychology
• 5 Music
• 6 People
• 7 Physics
• 8 Ratio
• 9 Representation systems
• 10 Structures (flat)
• 11 Other

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

Noun

scale (plural scales)

1. An ordered numerical sequence used for measurement.

   Please rate your experience on a scale from 1 to 10.

2. Size; scope.

   The Holocaust was insanity on an enormous scale.

   There are some who question the scale of our ambitions.

3. The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.

   This map uses a scale of 1:10.

4. A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced
   • 1992, Rudolf M. Schuster, The Hepaticae and Anthocerotae of North America: East of the Hundredth Meridian, volume V, page ix

     Even though precision can be carried to an extreme, the scales which now are drawn in (and usually connected to an appropriate figure by an arrow) will allow derivation of meaningful measurements.

5. A means of assigning a magnitude.

   The magnitude of an earthquake is measured on the open-ended Richter scale.

6. (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.

• major scale
• minor scale
• modal scale
• scale invariance
• scale model
• Richter scale
• Celsius scale
• Kelvin scale
• Fahrenheit scale

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