simple past tense and past participle of scale back

present participle of scale back

To make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.

The large size or amount characteristic of industrial processes. / (colloquial, often attributive) Largeness.

plural of scale cube

(geology, photography) A reference cube of standard, unitary size, normally one centimetre long, or one inch long for older American versions, placed beside a rock or meteorite sample to show scale and orientation during photography. Four sides of the cube are marked N, S, E, and W, respectively, to indicate the cardinal points of the compass, and the other two sides are marked T and B, for top and bottom.

(measurement, statistics) A scale of measurement of data having a fixed zero value, which permits the quantitative comparison of differences of values.

A type of ruler used to make engineering drawings to scale

plural of scaled dove

Columbina squammata, a South American dove with coloured feather tips.