(physics) A particular length or distance whose value is determined to one order of magnitude (or to very few orders of magnitude)

(music) a scale with intervals of only whole steps

(business, labor relations) A system of remuneration for workers which specifies levels of payment based on set criteria, such as the skill levels of the various jobs or the number of years of experience possessed by workers.

A wooden rule, two feet long, on one side of which is marked scales of equal parts, of chords, sines, tangents, rhombs, etc., and on the other side scales of logarithms of these various parts, by means of which many problems in navigation and surveying may be solved mechanically, using only divides.

(geology, US) A particle classification system, classifying based on diameter.

Alternative form of very large scale integration

(metrology) A temperature scale whose zero corresponds to absolute zero such as the Kelvin scale or Rankine scale.

A pricing scheme for a product or service where a price range is set and the customer is charged based on where their financial resources fall within the range. / A slide rule.

A device used in some airports and train stations that creates an image of a person's naked body through their clothing to look for hidden objects without physically removing their clothes or making physical contact.

(idiomatic) To decide or determine a balanced situation.