one of the thin pieces of hard material that cover the skin of many fish etc; the chalky deposit inside kettles, water-pipes etc; a simple balance or instrument for weighing by comparing something with a known mass; any machine used for weighing
graduated system
Cases of word usage
1) to mark the scale of a (thermometer, gauge or other measuring instrument) (calibrate)
2) planned on an impressive scale (often foolishly) (grandiose)
3) something considered as representing in a small scale a larger or complex system (microcosm)
4) small; unimportant; on a small scale (petty)
5) the act of a person who reads; books etc to be read; a figure of measurements etc as shown on a scale etc (reading)
6) below average (in amount, size, extent); not doing things on a big scale (small)
7) concerning selling in large amounts (especially to shops etc); on a large scale (wholesale)
