Word a Day
scale
What does scale mean?
scale (noun): a device to measure mass or weight.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use scale in a sentence?
- After the long, lazy winter I was afraid to get on the scale. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce scale?
/skeɪl/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does scale come from?
Inherited from Northern Middle English scale (non-Northern scole), from Old Norse skál (“bowl”) from Proto-Germanic *skēlō.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “scale” mean?
more than half (50%) of some group
Not quite: that's what majority means.
a person who requires medical care
Not quite: that's what patient means.
any interconnected group or system
Not quite: that's what network means.
a device to measure mass or weight
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