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scales¹
- /skeɪlz/
Rhymes with -eɪlz
noun
- plural of scale
noun
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A device for measuring weight.
The butcher put the sausages on the scales.
Similar: scale
verb
- third-person singular simple present indicative of scale
Scales²
Where it comes from
From Old Norse skáli (“shed, hut”). Doublet of Scholes.
proper noun
- A surname. Both Bobba and Coristine are listed in internal OPM records reviewed by WIRED as “experts” at OPM, reporting directly to Amanda Scales, its new chief of staff. Scales previously worked on talent for xAI, Musk’s artificial intelligence company, and as part of Uber’s talent acquisition team, per Linke
- An unincorporated community in Sierra County, California, United States.
- A small village in Aldingham parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district (OS grid ref SD2772).
- A hamlet in Kirkoswald parish, Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY5743).
- A hamlet in Threlkeld parish, Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY3426).
Scales³
Where it comes from
Plural of scale.
proper noun the Scales
- The constellation and zodiacal sign Libra. The scales should be uneven, the northern exalted, the southern depressed.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: weighing machine, descale, plate, surmount, scale leaf, scurf, musical scale, shell, graduated table, ordered series, level, scalability, range, scalable, balancing, balancer
Translations
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noun device for weighing things
| Español | báscula, balanza, peso, romana, estatera |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저울 jeoul, 천칭 cheonching |
| 日本語 | 秤 hakari, 天秤 tenbin |
| 中文 | 天平 tiānpíng, 磅秤 bàngchèng, 秤 chèng, 磅 bàng |
| हिन्दी | तराज़ू tarāzū, तुला tulā, मीज़ान mīzān |
| Kiswahili | mizani |
| Português | balança |
| Français | balance |
| Deutsch | Waage |
| Italiano | bilancia |
| Ελληνικά | ζυγαριά zygariá |
| Română | cântar, balanță, cumpănă |
| Русский | весы́ vesý |
| Tiếng Việt | cân |
| العربية | مِيزَان mīzān |
| עברית | מֹאזְנַיִם, מאזניים moznáim |
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title = {scales},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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