plural of scale leaf

(botany) A small flat leaf resembling a scale, such as on many conifers. / (botany) A small modified leaf, especially a colorless membranous one, such as on a rhizome or forming part of a bulb.

plural of minor scale

plural of major scale

A dimensionless scale used to express electronegativity.

A scale of physical development in children, adolescents, and adults, based on external primary and secondary sex characteristics, such as the size of the breasts and the development of pubic hair.

Synonym of scales (“device for measuring weight”)

Flat floor-mounted scales (usually stored in the bathroom) used to measure one's own weight.

A numerical classification schema for human skin color.

(medicine, physiology) A rating system for the measurement of the degree of virilization of the genitalia of the human body.