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  • 11scale — n: a set of graduated wage rates; also: a wage consistent with such rates compare minimum wage Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. scale …

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  • 12scale — scale1 scaleless, adj. scalelike, adj. /skayl/, n., v., scaled, scaling. n. 1. Zool. a. one of the thin, flat, horny plates forming the covering of certain animals, as snakes, lizards, and pangolins. b. one of the hard, b …

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  • 13scale — I. noun Etymology: Middle English scole, scale bowl, scale of a balance, from Old Norse skāl; akin to Old Norse skel shell more at shell Date: 14th century 1. a. either pan or tray of a balance b. a beam that is supported freely in the center and …

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  • 14scale — I. /skeɪl / (say skayl) noun 1. one of the thin, flat, horny or hard plates that form the covering of certain animals, as fishes. 2. any thin plate like piece, lamina, or flake such as peels off from a surface. 3. Botany a. a small rudimentary… …

  • 15scale — 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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  • 16graduated table — noun an ordered reference standard judging on a scale of 1 to 10 • Syn: ↑scale, ↑scale of measurement, ↑ordered series • Derivationally related forms: ↑scale (for: ↑scale) …

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  • 17scale of measurement — noun an ordered reference standard judging on a scale of 1 to 10 • Syn: ↑scale, ↑graduated table, ↑ordered series • Derivationally related forms: ↑scale (for: ↑scale) …

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  • 18scale — scale1 noun 1》 each of the small overlapping horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles.     ↘each of numerous microscopic tile like structures covering the wings of butterflies and moths.     ↘a rudimentary leaf, feather, or… …

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  • 19scale — I noun 1) reptiles have scales covering the skin Syn: plate; technical lamella, lamina, squama, scute, scutum 2) the disease causes scales on the skin Syn: flake; (scales) scurf, dandruff; technical furfur 3) …

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  • 20scale — 1. A standardized test for measuring psychological, personality, or behavioral characteristics. SEE ALSO: score, test. 2. SYN: squama. 3. A small thin plate of horny epithelium, resembling a fish s., cast off from the skin …

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