定義 / Definition
[noun]
・a device that is used for weighing people or things
・an instrument for weighing, originally a simple balance ( a pair of scales ) but now usually a device with an electronic or other internal weighing mechanism.
・the relative size or extent of something.
・an arrangement of the notes in any system of music in ascending or descending order of pitch.
・a system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base.
・a graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something.
・each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.
・a thick, dry flake of skin.
・a flaky covering or deposit.
[verb]
・weigh a specified weight.
・climb up or over (something high and steep).
・represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
・remove scale or scales from.
・(especially of the skin) form scales.
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business on a large scale
大規模な商売
Not many countries use the Fahrenheit scale.
華氏目盛を使用する国は多くありません。
Magnitude is a logarithmic scale to indicate the amount of earthquake energy. One magnitude difference corresponds to about 31 times of energy.
マグニチュードは地震のエネルギーを表す対数指標で、マグニチュードが1違うと、エネルギーは約31倍に なる