Business / Machine Shop / Scale: The rough surface on hot finished steel and castings. Also, a shop term for steel rules.
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Scale Adverb Synonyms: flake, imbrication, scurf, dandruff, squama, plate, scute or scutum, lamina, lamella
Scale Noun Synonyms: coating, encrustation or incrustation, crust, overlay, layer, cake, caking, tartar, plaque
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Science / Geology / Mohs Hardness Scale: A collection of minerals ranging from very soft to very hard. Use as a comparison scale during mineral identification. From softest to hardest, the ten minerals are: talc 1, gypsum 2, calcite 3, fluor MORE
Science / Weather / Kelvin Temperature Scale: A temperature scale with the freezing point of +273?°K (Kelvin) and the boiling point of +373?° K. It is used primarily for scientific purposes. Also known as the Absolute Temperature Scale. Propose MORE
Science / Weather / Celsius Temperature Scale: A temperature scale where water at sea level has a freezing point of 0?°C (Celsius) and a boiling point of +100?°C. More commonly used in areas that observe the metric system of measurement. Created MORE
Science / Weather / Absolute Temperature Scale: A temperature scale with a freezing point of +273?°K (Kelvin) and a boiling point of +373?°K. MORE
Science / Weather / Fahrenheit Temperature Scale: A temperature scale where water at sea level has a freezing point of +32?°F and a boiling point of +212?°F. More commonly used in areas that observe the English system of measurement. Created in 171 MORE
Science / Weather / Fujita-Pearson Scale: A scale that classifies the severity of wind damage intensity based on the degree of destruction as it relates to the wind speed as well as path length and path width of the event. It is normally used MORE