scale

³scale

noun

Definition of SCALE

1

a scheme of rank or order <a student who scored very highly on a standard intelligence scale>

Synonyms graduation, hierarchy, ladder, ordering, ranking

Related Words food chain, pecking order (also peck order); arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, distribution, sequence, series, setup; degree, echelon, footing, level, place, position, reaches, rung, situation, spot, standing, station, status

2

the distance or extent between possible extremes <with the scale going from one to ten, what did you think of the movie?>

Synonyms diapason, gamut, scale, spectrum, spread, stretch

Related Words measure, pitch, scale; ambit, amplitude, compass, dimension(s), extent, reach, realm, scope, sweep, width