Scale or scales may refer to:

Mathematics

  • Scale (descriptive set theory), an object defined on a set of points
  • Scale (ratio), the ratio of a linear dimension of a model to the corresponding dimension of the original
  • Scale factor, a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity
  • Long and short scales, how powers of ten are named and grouped in large numbers
  • Scale parameter, a description of the spread or dispersion of a probability distribution
  • Feature scaling, a method used to normalize the range of independent variables or features of data
  • Scale (analytical tool)

Measurements

  • Scale (map), the ratio of the distance on a map to the corresponding actual distance
  • Scale (geography)
  • Weighing scale, an instrument used to measure mass
  • Scale (ratio), the ratio of the linear dimension of the model to the same dimension of the original
  • Spatial scale, a classification of sizes
  • Scale ruler, a tool for measuring lengths and transferring measurements at a fixed ratio of length
  • Vernier scale, the scale on calipers

Music

  • Scale (music), a sequence of ordered musical notes
  • Scale (string instruments), the sounding length of the strings of an instrument
  • Scale (album), a 2006 album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert
  • "The Scale", a song from Our Love to Admire by Interpol

Film and television

  • Scale (film), an animated short film directed by Joseph Pierce
  • Scales (film), a 2019 Saudi Arabian film
  • "Scales" (The Cape), a 2011 television episode

Science

Biology

  • Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
  • Fish scale
  • Reptile scale
  • Snake scale
  • Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
  • Scale (insect anatomy), a feature of the wings of moths and butterflies
  • Scale, a type of trichome, any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
  • Bulb scale, the storage layers of a plant bulb
  • Scale insect, a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale

Chemistry and materials science

  • Fouling, sometimes called , a buildup of unwanted substances on a submerged surface
  • Limescale, a hard, chalky deposit that often builds up inside kettles, hot water boilers, and pipework
  • Mill scale, the flaky surface on hot rolled steel, consisting of iron oxides
  • Scale (chemistry), the range of mass or volume of a chemical reaction or process

Social sciences

  • Rating scale, a type of informational measurement scale
  • Scale (analytical tool), a concept in the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory
  • Scale (social sciences), a tool for ordering entities by quantitative attributes

Places

  • Scales, California, a community in the United States
  • Scales, Lancashire, part of the village of Newton-with-Scales
  • Scales, near Kirkoswald, Cumbria, a hamlet
  • Scales, Aldingham, Cumbria, England, a village
  • The Scales, the initial climb of the Chilkoot Pass

Other uses

  • Scales (surname)
  • Baron Scales, a title in the Peerage of England
  • Libra (constellation), also known as "the scales", or the namesake astrological sign
  • Mizan (Scale in English), a treatise on Islam by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi
  • Pay scale, a system or structure of compensation for work
  • Scale armour, an early form of armor
  • Southern California Linux Expo, an open-source software conference held in Los Angeles, California
  • Scale (novel), science fiction novel by Greg Egan

See also

  • Scala (disambiguation)
  • Scalability, a concept in business, computer science, and electronics
  • Scali (disambiguation)
  • Scaling (disambiguation)