ʃɛl səˈmaʊnt sɚˈmaʊnt size or measure according to a scale This model must be scaled down measure with or as if with scales scale the gold remove the scales from scale fish pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals climb up by means of a ladder reach the highest point of We scaled the Mont Blanc take by attacking with scaling ladders The troops scaled the walls of the fort measure by or as if by a scale This bike scales only 25 pounds a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin relative magnitude they entertained on a grand scale the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it the scale of the map the scale of the model an ordered reference standard judging on a scale of 1 to 10