A kind of mail (armour for the torso) made of overlapping metal plates, resembling the scales of a fish.

A three-dimensional copy or representation of something in which all parts have dimensions in the same proportion to that of the original.

A measure for the piquancy (“heat, burn, spiciness”) of various chili peppers, indicating the level of capsaicin.

A scale for measuring temperature, with zero defined as absolute zero, with kelvins as the units (equivalent to degrees Celsius).

A scale whose values can be compared; formally, a scale whose set of values is totally ordered.

A device, often part of a conveyor belt system, that weighs a product while it is in motion.

A scale used in a filling operation to indicate the proper filling level has been reached.

A measurement scale for wind speed.

(idiomatic) To turn to one side a balanced situation.

plural of time scale