scale of heights

  • 1scale new heights — scale new/dizzy/great/heights phrase to achieve a high level of success in a particular activity The team scaled new heights with their Cup Final victory. They never dreamed of scaling such dizzy heights. Thes …

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  • 2scale dizzy heights — scale new/dizzy/great/heights phrase to achieve a high level of success in a particular activity The team scaled new heights with their Cup Final victory. They never dreamed of scaling such dizzy heights. Thes …

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  • 3scale great heights — scale new/dizzy/great/heights phrase to achieve a high level of success in a particular activity The team scaled new heights with their Cup Final victory. They never dreamed of scaling such dizzy heights. Thes …

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  • 4scale — scale1 W2S3 [skeıl] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(size/level)¦ 2¦(range)¦ 3¦(for weighing)¦ 4¦(measuring system)¦ 5¦(measuring marks)¦ 6¦(map/model)¦ 7¦(music)¦ 8¦(fish)¦ 9¦(teeth)¦ 10¦(water pipes)¦ …

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  • 5scale — Synonyms and related words: Danish balance, Indian file, Lambert conformal projection, Mercator projection, Miller projection, Roman balance, Weightometer, accommodation ladder, adjust, aeronautical chart, alloy balance, amount, amplitude,… …

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  • 6scale — scale1 [skāl] n. [ME < LL scala (in Vulg., Jacob s ladder) < L, usually as pl., scalae, flight of stairs, ladder < * scandsla < scandere, to climb: see DESCEND] 1. Obs. a) a ladder or flight of stairs b) any means of ascent 2 …

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  • 7scale — 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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  • 8scale — 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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  • 9Scale height — A scale height is a term often used in scientific contexts for a distance over which a quantity decreases by a factor of e. It is usually denoted by the capital letter H .For planetary atmospheres, it is the vertical distance upwards, over which… …

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  • 10scale — 1. n. & v. n. 1 each of the small thin bony or horny overlapping plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles. 2 something resembling a fish scale, esp.: a a pod or husk. b a flake of skin; a scab. c a rudimentary leaf, feather, or bract. d… …

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