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Definition scale in British English
scale
noun
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noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
the size of something, especially when it is big
Is the Government aware of the full scale of the problem?
The scale of production in the factory has increased this year.
a set of people or things arranged in order from the highest level to the lowest or from the lowest level to the highest
a range of measurements in a particular system
the Celsius scale of temperature
a list showing the amount of money that someone should be paid for a particular job, according to their qualifications, experience etc
The salary scale is £22,086 to £32,311.
the relationship between the actual distance or size of something and how it is shown on a map or in a drawing or model
This map has a scale of 1:20,000.
a series of musical notes in a fixed order from the lowest to the highest or the highest to the lowest
She was practising scales on her new piano.
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