scale

Related to scale: ruler

be thrown into the scale (of something)

obsolete To be added to something in order to its importance, relevance, or influence. The conquered nation has been thrown into the scale of the empire's domain, securing yet another region over which it reigns. The government must ensure that any such legislation is thrown into the scale of public confidence.

bud scale

The hard, protective layer surrounding the buds of some plants. Oh, that's just a bud scale—your plant is fine.

on a biblical scale

To a very large extent. We could see death on a biblical scale if this infectious disease turns into a full-blown pandemic.

scale (something) to (something else)

1. To ensure that the size of something complements or is proportional to the size of something else. We'll need to scale these photos to the picture frames I picked out. The architect wants to scale the extension to the rest of the house, but I'd really like for it to be quite a bit bigger than he's suggesting.

2. To adjust or design something to have a particular proportional size. Because the picture is a square, it won't scale to a standard 4x6 print unless we crop part of it out. The artist scaled the entire model city to just 1/1000ths of the real New York City, while still maintaining an astounding level of detail and accuracy.

scale back

To minimize or reduce something in size or scope. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "back." With such a dramatic decrease in funding, we're going to have to scale back on our project now.

scale down

1. To climb down something. How long do you think it will take us to scale down the mountain?

2. To reduce or decrease something in size or scope. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "down." With this sudden decrease in funding, we will have to scale down the project to just five staff members! Can you scale this model down so that it will fit on the boardroom table?

See also: down, scale

scale off

1. To come off (of something) in flakes or small pieces. The gold paint began to scale off of the statue, revealing the cheap brass beneath. The creature's skin becomes so dry that it starts scaling off in the arid desert air.

2. To remove or cause something to come off in flakes or small pieces. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "off." One thing I don't miss about living in Colorado is scaling ice off my windshield at 7 AM during the winter. They gave me a wire brush to scale off rust from the steel plates.

3. To base the proportions of one's drawing off of someone or something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "off." I scaled my sketches off the official artwork of the character. We built a model of the proposed skyscraper, scaling it off of numerous pictures of the city.

scale out

In computer programming, to add additional servers to handle an increased size or workload of a system, network, or process. Rather than spending so much money scaling up a single server to handle the increase in traffic, why don't we scale out with a lot cheaper servers instead? We should start scaling out the memory cache over multiple machines in the office.

scale up

1. To climb up something. How long do you think it will take us to scale up the mountain?

2. To increase something in size or scope. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "up." With this sudden increase in funding, we can finally scale up our research project! Can you scale this drawing up? I'd love to have a model to present to the board.

thumb on the scale

A method of deception or manipulation that creates an unfair advantage for the swindler, likened to a merchant holding a thumb on the scale when weighing goods for sale, therefore increasing the weight and price. You have to suspect that the casinos have their thumb on the scale when it comes to the slot machines. There's no way you're getting fair odds.

tilt the scale(s)

To change the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tilt the scale in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has tilted the scales of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population.

tip the balance

To upset the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tip the balance in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has tipped the balance of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population.

tip the scale(s)

To upset the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tip the scale in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has tipped the scales of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population.

turn the scale(s)

To change the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will turn the scale in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has turned the scales of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population.

scale something down

to reduce the size or cost of something. The bad economy forced us to scale the project down. Liz scaled down the project.

See also: down, scale

scale something to something

to design or adjust the size of one thing to match or complement the size of another thing. The architect sought to scale the office building to the buildings surrounding it. The playhouse will have to be scaled to the main house.

scale down

Reduce the size or cost of, as in The owners decided to scale down wages. This expression, along with the related scale up, which refers to an increase, alludes to scale in the sense of "a fixed standard." [Late 1800s]

See also: down, scale

tip the balance

Also, tip the scales; turn the scale. Offset the balance and thereby favor one side or precipitate an action. For example, He felt that affirmative action had tipped the balance slightly in favor of minority groups , or New high-tech weapons definitely tipped the scales in the Gulf War, or Just one more mistake will turn the scale against them. Shakespeare used turn the scale literally in Measure for Measure (4:2): "You weigh equally; a feather will turn the scale." The idioms with tip are much younger, dating from the first half of the 1900s.

tip the balance

tip the scales

COMMON If something tips the balance or tips the scales in a situation where two results seem equally likely, it makes one result happen or become much more likely. As the election approaches, the two main parties appear so evenly matched that just one issue could tip the balance. Years later, she still believed it had been Howe's warnings, not any love for her, that had finally tipped the scales against his leaving her for Lucy.

throw something on (or into) the scale

emphasize the relevance of something to one side of an argument or debate.

scale back

To reduce the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; reduce something in calculated amounts: The company scaled back the scheduled pay increase. After reviewing its budget, the school scaled its sports activities back.

scale down

1. To climb down something; descend something: The climber carefully scaled down the cliff.

2. To reduce the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; reduce something in calculated amounts: The lawyer advised them to scale down their demands. We decided our travel plans were unrealistic, so we scaled them down.

See also: down, scale

scale up

1. To climb up something; ascend something: The hikers scaled up the side of the mountain.

2. To increase the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; increase something in calculated amounts: The company scaled up its operations to meet the growing demand. The city scaled its efforts up to reduce crime.

scale

n. the regular union rate of pay; union wages. We pay scale and not a penny more. I don’t care who you think you are!

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

be thrown into the scale (of something)
throw something on the scale
great cry and little wool
more cry than wool
all cry and no wool
wool
thrown
beat a dead horse
dead horse, to beat/flog a
flog a dead horse

References in periodicals archive

THE SUNKEN MOON PLATE SCALE ORDER V, VI AND VII 5 F:

Eight horses to vie for The Sunken Moon Cup

On the subject of weighing, most of the good electronic scales weigh considerably more than the average mechanical scale, to the tune of 1,500 grains or even 2,000 grains.

A matter of scale: are electronic scales any faster or more efficient than mechanical scales?

System Scale specialises in industrial, agriculture, aggregate and laboratory scales and service.

Calibration, Repair Firm System Scale Acquires Central Scales and Control

In these methods returns to scale of the extreme efficient units cannot be estimated.

INTERVAL LEFT AND RIGHT RETURNS TO SCALES

This book has a place in both a group and private studio setting and gives a thorough introduction to all scale forms.

The Complete Scale Compendium for Violin

Baa1.ar Argentina National Scale Foreign Currency Debt Rating

Moody's assigns first-time ratings to Rombo Compania Financiera S.A

The second scale similar to the Acme is the Multiple egg grader from Australia.

Weighing in on eggs: early scales helped small farmers market eggs

Tralles: Like the Gay-Lussac scale, the Tralles scale was a hydrometer scale designed for reading percent ethanol by volume.

Various scales for measuring sugar in must

What to Look For in a Kitchen Scale When selecting a scale, there are certain things to keep in mind in order to find the weighing device that best suits you.

October 2007: Ingredients & Implements: Pickles & Kitchen Scales

PC Scale has offices in Pennsylvania, Maine, Arizona, California and Washington.

PC Scale introduces scale monitoring module

Written by Jill Bamburg (dean of the MBA program at the Bainbridge Graduation Institute), Getting To Scale: Growing Your Business Without Selling Out draws upon interviews with more than thirty growth-oriented entrepreneurs to deliver readers the straight scoop on what to take into account when deciding just how much one's business should expand.

Getting To Scale

For instance, on the scale of Instructor Support, learning environment preferences were higher from students enrolled in the course taught in a traditional manner (scale mean (m)=4.66 of 5 response levels), closely followed by the hybrid class students' preferences (m=4.68) and the preferences of students in the course offered completely online (m=3.62).

Student perceptions of learning environments

Furthermore, surface mount scales such as Nova Weigh's model RT Ultra-low Profile scale also benefit greatly from this technique.

Nova Weigh introduces updated 'lift-and-clean' range of scales for cGMP applications

With studios quickly growing, the storage infrastructures quickly became a bottleneck, forcing studios to use high-end centralized storage solutions to scale with requirements.

Next generation storage for next generation studios; Case study: BlueArc and the fantastic four

This reasoning assumes that we can monitor and predict environmental variability over large areas at the scale at which it affects mosquitoborne disease transmission and that the relationships between environmental variability and mosquitoborne transmission response are clear and stationary.

Achieving operational hydrologic monitoring of mosquitoborne disease

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释义	scale Related to scale: ruler be thrown into the scale (of something) obsolete To be added to something in order to its importance, relevance, or influence. The conquered nation has been thrown into the scale of the empire's domain, securing yet another region over which it reigns. The government must ensure that any such legislation is thrown into the scale of public confidence. See also: scale, thrown bud scale The hard, protective layer surrounding the buds of some plants. Oh, that's just a bud scale—your plant is fine. See also: bud, scale on a biblical scale To a very large extent. We could see death on a biblical scale if this infectious disease turns into a full-blown pandemic. See also: biblical, on, scale scale (something) to (something else) 1. To ensure that the size of something complements or is proportional to the size of something else. We'll need to scale these photos to the picture frames I picked out. The architect wants to scale the extension to the rest of the house, but I'd really like for it to be quite a bit bigger than he's suggesting. 2. To adjust or design something to have a particular proportional size. Because the picture is a square, it won't scale to a standard 4x6 print unless we crop part of it out. The artist scaled the entire model city to just 1/1000ths of the real New York City, while still maintaining an astounding level of detail and accuracy. See also: scale scale back To minimize or reduce something in size or scope. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "back." With such a dramatic decrease in funding, we're going to have to scale back on our project now. See also: back, scale scale down 1. To climb down something. How long do you think it will take us to scale down the mountain? 2. To reduce or decrease something in size or scope. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "down." With this sudden decrease in funding, we will have to scale down the project to just five staff members! Can you scale this model down so that it will fit on the boardroom table? See also: down, scale scale off 1. To come off (of something) in flakes or small pieces. The gold paint began to scale off of the statue, revealing the cheap brass beneath. The creature's skin becomes so dry that it starts scaling off in the arid desert air. 2. To remove or cause something to come off in flakes or small pieces. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "off." One thing I don't miss about living in Colorado is scaling ice off my windshield at 7 AM during the winter. They gave me a wire brush to scale off rust from the steel plates. 3. To base the proportions of one's drawing off of someone or something else. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "off." I scaled my sketches off the official artwork of the character. We built a model of the proposed skyscraper, scaling it off of numerous pictures of the city. See also: off, scale scale out In computer programming, to add additional servers to handle an increased size or workload of a system, network, or process. Rather than spending so much money scaling up a single server to handle the increase in traffic, why don't we scale out with a lot cheaper servers instead? We should start scaling out the memory cache over multiple machines in the office. See also: out, scale scale up 1. To climb up something. How long do you think it will take us to scale up the mountain? 2. To increase something in size or scope. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "scale" and "up." With this sudden increase in funding, we can finally scale up our research project! Can you scale this drawing up? I'd love to have a model to present to the board. See also: scale, up thumb on the scale A method of deception or manipulation that creates an unfair advantage for the swindler, likened to a merchant holding a thumb on the scale when weighing goods for sale, therefore increasing the weight and price. You have to suspect that the casinos have their thumb on the scale when it comes to the slot machines. There's no way you're getting fair odds. See also: on, scale, thumb tilt the scale(s) To change the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tilt the scale in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has tilted the scales of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population. See also: tilt tip the balance To upset the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tip the balance in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has tipped the balance of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population. See also: balance, tip tip the scale(s) To upset the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will tip the scale in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has tipped the scales of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population. See also: tip turn the scale(s) To change the balance of a situation, such that one side or element is favored or gains advantage. The two candidates are so close in the polls that both are vying for something that will turn the scale in their favor. The immense interconnectivity of social media has turned the scales of power somewhat back into the hands of the ordinary population. See also: turn Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. scale something down to reduce the size or cost of something. The bad economy forced us to scale the project down. Liz scaled down the project. See also: down, scale scale something to something to design or adjust the size of one thing to match or complement the size of another thing. The architect sought to scale the office building to the buildings surrounding it. The playhouse will have to be scaled to the main house. See also: scale McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. scale down Reduce the size or cost of, as in The owners decided to scale down wages. This expression, along with the related scale up, which refers to an increase, alludes to scale in the sense of "a fixed standard." [Late 1800s] See also: down, scale tip the balance Also, tip the scales; turn the scale. Offset the balance and thereby favor one side or precipitate an action. For example, He felt that affirmative action had tipped the balance slightly in favor of minority groups , or New high-tech weapons definitely tipped the scales in the Gulf War, or Just one more mistake will turn the scale against them. Shakespeare used turn the scale literally in Measure for Measure (4:2): "You weigh equally; a feather will turn the scale." The idioms with tip are much younger, dating from the first half of the 1900s. See also: balance, tip The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. tip the balance or tip the scales COMMON If something tips the balance or tips the scales in a situation where two results seem equally likely, it makes one result happen or become much more likely. As the election approaches, the two main parties appear so evenly matched that just one issue could tip the balance. Years later, she still believed it had been Howe's warnings, not any love for her, that had finally tipped the scales against his leaving her for Lucy. See also: balance, tip Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed. throw something on (or into) the scale emphasize the relevance of something to one side of an argument or debate. See also: on, scale, something, throw Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary scale back v. To reduce the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; reduce something in calculated amounts: The company scaled back the scheduled pay increase. After reviewing its budget, the school scaled its sports activities back. See also: back, scale scale down v. 1. To climb down something; descend something: The climber carefully scaled down the cliff. 2. To reduce the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; reduce something in calculated amounts: The lawyer advised them to scale down their demands. We decided our travel plans were unrealistic, so we scaled them down. See also: down, scale scale up v. 1. To climb up something; ascend something: The hikers scaled up the side of the mountain. 2. To increase the scope or extent of something according to a standard or by degrees; increase something in calculated amounts: The company scaled up its operations to meet the growing demand. The city scaled its efforts up to reduce crime. See also: scale, up The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs. scale n. the regular union rate of pay; union wages. We pay scale and not a penny more. I don’t care who you think you are! McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: be thrown into the scale (of something) throw something on the scale great cry and little wool more cry than wool all cry and no wool wool thrown beat a dead horse dead horse, to beat/flog a flog a dead horse References in periodicals archive THE SUNKEN MOON PLATE SCALE ORDER V, VI AND VII 5 F: Eight horses to vie for The Sunken Moon Cup On the subject of weighing, most of the good electronic scales weigh considerably more than the average mechanical scale, to the tune of 1,500 grains or even 2,000 grains. A matter of scale: are electronic scales any faster or more efficient than mechanical scales? System Scale specialises in industrial, agriculture, aggregate and laboratory scales and service. Calibration, Repair Firm System Scale Acquires Central Scales and Control In these methods returns to scale of the extreme efficient units cannot be estimated. INTERVAL LEFT AND RIGHT RETURNS TO SCALES This book has a place in both a group and private studio setting and gives a thorough introduction to all scale forms. The Complete Scale Compendium for Violin Baa1.ar Argentina National Scale Foreign Currency Debt Rating Moody's assigns first-time ratings to Rombo Compania Financiera S.A The second scale similar to the Acme is the Multiple egg grader from Australia. Weighing in on eggs: early scales helped small farmers market eggs Tralles: Like the Gay-Lussac scale, the Tralles scale was a hydrometer scale designed for reading percent ethanol by volume. Various scales for measuring sugar in must What to Look For in a Kitchen Scale When selecting a scale, there are certain things to keep in mind in order to find the weighing device that best suits you. October 2007: Ingredients & Implements: Pickles & Kitchen Scales PC Scale has offices in Pennsylvania, Maine, Arizona, California and Washington. PC Scale introduces scale monitoring module Written by Jill Bamburg (dean of the MBA program at the Bainbridge Graduation Institute), Getting To Scale: Growing Your Business Without Selling Out draws upon interviews with more than thirty growth-oriented entrepreneurs to deliver readers the straight scoop on what to take into account when deciding just how much one's business should expand. Getting To Scale For instance, on the scale of Instructor Support, learning environment preferences were higher from students enrolled in the course taught in a traditional manner (scale mean (m)=4.66 of 5 response levels), closely followed by the hybrid class students' preferences (m=4.68) and the preferences of students in the course offered completely online (m=3.62). Student perceptions of learning environments Furthermore, surface mount scales such as Nova Weigh's model RT Ultra-low Profile scale also benefit greatly from this technique. Nova Weigh introduces updated 'lift-and-clean' range of scales for cGMP applications With studios quickly growing, the storage infrastructures quickly became a bottleneck, forcing studios to use high-end centralized storage solutions to scale with requirements. Next generation storage for next generation studios; Case study: BlueArc and the fantastic four This reasoning assumes that we can monitor and predict environmental variability over large areas at the scale at which it affects mosquitoborne disease transmission and that the relationships between environmental variability and mosquitoborne transmission response are clear and stationary. Achieving operational hydrologic monitoring of mosquitoborne disease
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