scale

Definitions

• (obsolete) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
• An ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude.
• Size; scope.
• The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
• A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.
• (music) A series of notes spanning an octave, tritave, or pseudo-octave, used to make melodies.
• A mathematical base for a numeral system; radix.
• Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order.
• A standard amount of money to be received by a performer or writer, negotiated by a union.