Scale
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- Scale 1) A series of marks at regular intervals for the purpose of measuring (scale of an instrument, for example, a thermometer). 2) System of units for measuring. 3) Proportion between the size of something and the map, diagram, etc. which represents it. 4) Order of magnitude of a phenomenon or of a meteorological parameter.
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