SCALE | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Scale

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: skeɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

each of the small, thin horny or bony plates protecting the skin of fish and reptiles, typically overlapping one another.

Short Definition:

each of small plates protecting skin of fish and reptiles

Definition:

a thick, dry flake of skin.

Short Definition:

thick dry flake of skin

Definition:

a flaky covering or deposit.

Short Definition:

flaky deposit

Word: Scale

Speech Type: Verb

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: skeɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:

remove scale or scales from

Short Definition:

remove scale or scales from

Examples:
  • he scales the fish and removes the innards
Definition:

(especially of the skin) form scales

Short Definition:

form scales

Examples:
  • the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area

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