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  • 21scale — [[t]ske͟ɪl[/t]] ♦♦ scales, scaling, scaled 1) N SING: also no det, with supp If you refer to the scale of something, you are referring to its size or extent, especially when it is very big. → See also , large scale, small scale However, he… …

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  • 22scale — scale1 [ skeıl ] noun *** ▸ 1 size/degree/level/rate ▸ 2 arranged set ▸ 3 relationship of distance ▸ 4 for weighing ▸ 5 series of musical notes ▸ 6 hard flat piece of skin ▸ 7 substance on pipes ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular or uncount the size of… …

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  • 23scale — I UK [skeɪl] / US noun Word forms scale : singular scale plural scales *** 1) a) [singular/uncountable] the size of something, especially when it is big scale of: Is the Government aware of the full scale of the problem? on a… …

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  • 24scale — 1 /skeIl/ noun 1 SIZE/LEVEL (singular, uncountable) the size or level of something, or the amount that something is happening or being done (+ of): The scale of the pollution problem was much worse than scientists had predicted. | large/small etc …

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  • 25scale-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 …

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  • 26scale — I [[t]skeɪl[/t]] n. v. scaled, scal•ing 1) a) one of the thin flat horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins b) one of the hard bony or dentinal plates, either flat or denticulate, forming the… …

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  • 27Scale factor (cosmology) — The scale factor or cosmic scale factor parameter of the Friedmann equations is a function of time which represents the relative expansion of the universe. It is sometimes called the Robertson Walker scale factor.[1] It is the (time dependent)… …

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  • 28scale*/*/*/ — [skeɪl] noun I 1) [singular/U] the size, rate, or level of something Is the Government aware of the scale of the problem (= are they aware of how big it is)?[/ex] 2) [C] a range of numbers or amounts forming a system for separating things into… …

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  • 29Fixed Cost — A cost that does not change with an increase or decrease in the amount of goods or services produced. Fixed costs are expenses that have to be paid by a company, independent of any business activity. It is one of the two components of the total… …

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  • 30fixed — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ become ▪ remain, stay ADVERB ▪ very …

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