Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 18
Scale (n.) (Mus.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor.
Scale (n.) Gradation; succession of ascending and descending steps and degrees; progressive series; scheme of comparative rank or order; as, a scale of being.
There is a certain scale of duties . . . which for want of studying in right order, all the world is in confusion. -- Milton.
Scale (n.) Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts; size or degree of the parts or components in any complex thing, compared with other like things; especially, the relative proportion of the linear dimensions of the parts of a drawing, map, model, etc., to the dimensions of the corresponding parts of the object that is represented; as, a map on a scale of an inch to a mile.
Scale of chords, A graduated scale on which are given the lengths of the chords of arcs from 0[deg] to 90[deg] in a circle of given radius, -- used in measuring given angles and in plotting angles of given numbers of degrees.
Scale (v. t.) To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder; to ascend by steps or by climbing; to clamber up; as, to scale the wall of a fort.
Oft have I scaled the craggy oak. -- Spenser.
Scale (v. i.) To lead up by steps; to ascend. [Obs.]
Satan from hence, now on the lower stair, That scaled by steps of gold to heaven-gate, Looks down with wonder. -- Milton.
Scale (n.) An ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10" [syn: scale, scale of measurement, graduated table, ordered series].
Scale (n.) Relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale."
Scale (n.) The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model."
Scale (n.) A specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin [syn: scale, scale leaf].
Scale (n.) A thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin [syn: scale, scurf, exfoliation].
Scale (n.) (Music) A series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) [syn: scale, musical scale].
Scale (n.) A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass [syn: scale, weighing machine].
Scale (n.) An indicator having a graduated sequence of marks.
Scale (n.) A metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) [syn: plate, scale, shell].
Scale (n.) A flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals.
Scale (v.) Measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds."
Scale (v.) Pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard.
Scale (v.) Take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort."
Scale (v.) Reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc" [syn: scale, surmount].
Scale (v.) Climb up by means of a ladder.
Scale (v.) Remove the scales from; "scale fish" [syn: scale, descale].
Scale (v.) Measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold."
Scale (v.) Size or measure according to a scale; "This model must be scaled down."
Scaleback (n.) (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family Polynoidae, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. See Illust. under Chaetopoda.
Scalebeam (n.) The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied.
Scalebeam (n.) A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard.
Scaleboard (n.) (Print.) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page. [Obs.] -- Crabb.
Scaleboard (n.) A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture, and the like.
Scaleboard plane, A plane for cutting from a board a wide shaving forming a scaleboard.
Scaled (a.) Covered with scales, or scalelike structures; -- said of a fish, a reptile, a moth, etc.
Scaled (a.) Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring.
Scaled (a.) (Zool.) Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
Scaled dove (Zool.), any American dove of the genus Scardafella. Its colored feather tips resemble scales.
Scaled (a.) Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: scaly, scaley, scaled].
Scaled (a.) (Used of armor) Having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing.
Scaleless (a.) Destitute of scales.
Scalene (a.) (Geom.) Having the sides and angles unequal; -- said of a triangle.
Scalene (a.) (Geom.) Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone.
Scalene (a.) (Anat.) Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles.
Scalene (a.) (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles.
Scalene muscles (Anat.), A group of muscles, usually three on each side in man, extending from the cervical vertebrae to the first and second ribs.
Scalene (n.) (Geom.) A triangle having its sides and angles unequal.
Scalene (a.) Of a triangle having three sides of different lengths.
Scalene (a.) Of or relating to any of the scalene muscles.
Scalenohedral (a.) (Crystallog.) Of or pertaining to a scalenohedron.
Scalenohedron (n.) (Crystallog.) A pyramidal form under the rhombohedral system, inclosed by twelve faces, each a scalene triangle.
Scaler (n.) One who, or that which, scales; specifically, a dentist's instrument for removing tartar from the teeth.
Scaler (n.) An electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually.
Scale-winged (a.) (Zool.) Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera; scaly-winged.
Scaliness (n.) The state of being scaly; roughness.
Scaliness (n.) The property of being scaly.
Scaling (a.) Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc.
Scaling (a.) Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place.
Scaling (n.) The act of arranging in a graduated series [syn: scaling, grading].
Scaling (n.) Act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale.
Scaling (n.) Ascent by or as if by a ladder.
Scaliola (n.) Same as Scagliola.
Scall (a.) A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.
It is a dry scall, even a leprosy upon the head. -- Lev. xiii. 30.
Scall (a.) Scabby; scurfy. [Obs.] -- Shak.
Scalled (a.) Scabby; scurfy; scall. [Obs.] "With scalled brows black." -- Chaucer.
Scalled head. (Med.) See Scald head, under Scald, a.
Scallion (n.) (Bot.) A kind of
small onion ({Allium Ascalonicum), native of
Scallion (n.) Any onion which does not "bottom out," but remains with a thick stem like a leek. -- Amer. Cyc.
Scallion (n.) Plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum [syn: leek, scallion, Allium porrum].
Scallion (n.) A young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads [syn: green onion, spring onion, scallion].
Scallop (n.) (Zool.) Any one of
numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied
genera of the family Pectinidae. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the
edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large
adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species (Vola
Jacobaeus) occurs on the coast of
Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is Pecten Clintonius syn. Pecten tenuicostatus.
Scallop (n.) One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell.
Scallop (n.) One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.
Scalloped (imp. & p. p.) of Scallop.
Scalloping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scallop.
Scallop (v. t.) To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2.
Scallop (v. t.) (Cookery) To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below.
Scallop (n.) One of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) [syn: scallop, crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle].
Scallop (n.) Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop].
Scallop (n.) Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled [syn: cutlet, scallop, scollop, escallop].
Scallop (n.) Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions [syn: scallop, scollop, escallop].
Scallop (v.) Decorate an edge with scallops; "the dress had a scalloped skirt."
Scallop (v.) Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top [syn: scallop, escallop].
Scallop (v.) Form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: scallop, scollop].
Scallop (v.) Fish for scallops [syn: scallop, scollop].
Scallop (v.) Shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress" [syn: scallop, scollop].
SCALLOP, () A medium-level language for CDC computers, used to bootstrap the first Pascal compiler. (1994-11-01)
Scalloped (a.) Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a scallop.
Scalloped (a.) Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles. See Scallop, n., 2.
Scalloped (a.) (Cookery) Baked in a scallop; cooked with crumbs.
Scalloped oysters (Cookery), opened oysters baked in a deep dish with alternate layers of bread or cracker crumbs, seasoned with pepper, nutmeg, and butter. This was at first done in scallop shells.
Scalloped (a.) Having a margin with rounded scallops [syn: crenate, crenated, scalloped].
Scalloper (n.) One who fishes for scallops.
Scalloping (n.) Fishing for scallops.
Scalp (n.) A bed of oysters or mussels. [Scot.]
Scalp (n.) That part of the integument of the head which is usually covered with hair.
By the bare scalp of Robin Hodd's fat friar, This fellow were a king for our wild faction! -- Shak.
Scalp (n.) A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, cut or torn off from an enemy by the Indian warriors of North America, as a token of victory.
Scalp (n.) Fig.: The top; the summit. -- Macaulay.
Scalp lock, A long tuft of hair left on the crown of the head by the warriors of some tribes of American Indians.
Scalped (imp. & p. p.) of Scalp.
Scalping (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scalp.
Scalp (v. t.) To deprive of the scalp; to cut or tear the scalp from the head of.
Scalp (v. t.) (Surg.) To remove the skin of.
We must scalp the whole lid [of the eye]. -- J. S. Wells.
Scalp (v. t.) (Milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from, as wheat grains, in the process of high milling. -- Knight.
Scalp (v. i.) To make a small, quick profit by slight fluctuations of the market; -- said of brokers who operate in this way on their own account. [Cant]
Scalp (n.) The skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy."
Scalp (v.) Sell illegally, as on the black market.
Scalp (v.) Remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped."
Scalpel (n.) (Surg.) A small knife with a thin, keen blade, -- used by surgeons, and in dissecting.
Scalpel (n.) A thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery.
Scalper (n.) One who, or that which, scalps.
Scalper (n.) (Surg.) Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping.
Scalper (n.) A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market. [Cant]
Scalper (n.) A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets. [Cant]
Scalper (n.) Someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost; "he got theater tickets through a scalper."
Scalper (n.) A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price. Also, ticket scalper.
Scalping () a. & n. from Scalp.
Scalpriform (a.) (Anat.) Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents.
Scaly (a.) Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish. "Scaly crocodile." -- Milton.
Scaly (a.) Resembling scales, laminae, or layers.
Scaly (a.) Mean; low; as, a scaly fellow. [Low]
Scaly (a.) (Bot.) Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
Scaly ant-eater (Zool.), The pangolin.
Scaly (a.) Rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf [syn: lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scaly, scurfy].
Scaly (a.) Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles [syn: scaly, scaley, scaled].
Scaly-winged (a.) (Zool.) Scale-winged.
Scambled (imp. & p. p.) of Scamble.
Scambling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scamble.
Scamble (v. i.) To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble.
Scamble (v. i.) To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble. "The scambling and unquiet time did push it out of . . . question." -- Shak.
Scamble (v. t.) To mangle. [Obs.] -- Mortimer.
Scambler (n.) One who scambles.
Scambler (n.) A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime visitor. [Scot.]
Scamblingly (adv.) In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness. Scamell
Scamell (n.) Alt. of Scammel.
Scammel (n.) (Zool.) The female bar-tailed godwit. [Prov. Eng.]
Note: Whether this is the scamel mentioned by Shakespeare ["Tempest," ii. 2] is not known.
Scamilli (n. pl. ) of Scamillus.
Scamillus (n.) (Arch.) A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal.
Scammoniate (a.) Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient.
Scammony (n.) (Bot.) A species of bindweed or Convolvulus ({Convolvulus Scammonia).
Scammony (n.) An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic.
Scammony (n.) Tropical American morning glory [syn: scammony, Ipomoea orizabensis].
Scammony (n.) Resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia.
Scammony (n.) Twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin [syn: scammony, Convolvulus scammonia].
Scamp (n.) A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. -- De Quincey.
Scamp (v. t.) To perform in a hasty, neglectful, or imperfect manner; to do superficially. [Colloq.]
A workman is said to scamp his work when he does it in a superficial, dishonest manner. -- Wedgwood.
Much of
the scamping and dawdling complained of is that of men in establishments of
good repute. -- T. Hughes.
Scamp (n.) A rascal; a swindler; a rogue. -- De Quincey.
Scamp (n.) One who is playfully mischievous [syn: imp, scamp, monkey, rascal, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag].
Scamp (v.) Perform hastily and carelessly.
Scampavia (n.) [It.] A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century.
Scampered (imp. & p. p.) of Scamper.
Scampering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scamper.
Scamper (v. t.) To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away. -- Macaulay.
The lady, however, . . . could not help scampering about the room after a mouse. -- S. Sharpe.
Scamper (n.) A scampering; a hasty flight.
Scamper (n.) 1: Rushing about hastily in an undignified way [syn: scamper, scramble, scurry].
Scamper (v.) To move about or proceed hurriedly; "so terrified by the extraordinary ebbing of the sea that they scurried to higher ground" [syn: scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttle].
Scamperer (n.) One who scampers. -- Tyndell.
Scampish (a.) Of or like a scamp; knavish; as, scampish conduct.
Scanned (imp. & p. p.) of Scan.
Scanning (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scan.
Scan (v. t.) To mount by steps; to go through with step by step. [Obs.]
Nor stayed till she the highest stage had scand. -- Spenser.
Scan (v. t.) Specifically (Pros.), to go through with, as a verse, marking and distinguishing the feet of which it is composed; to show, in reading, the metrical structure of; to recite metrically.
Scan (v. t.) To go over and examine point by point; to examine with care; to look closely at or into; to scrutinize.
The actions of men in high stations are all conspicuous, and liable to be scanned and sifted. -- Atterbury.
Scan (v. t.) To examine quickly, from point to point, in search of something specific; as, to scan an article for mention of a particular person.
Scan (v. t.) (Electronics) To form an image or an electronic representation of, by passing a beam of light or electrons over, and detecting and recording the reflected or transmitted signal.
Scan (n.) The act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars."
Scan (n.) An image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan" [syn: scan, CAT scan].
Scan (v.) Examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray."
Scan (v.) Examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" [syn: scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down].
Scan (v.) Make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night Sky."
Scan (v.) Conform to a metrical pattern.
Scan (v.) Move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image.
Scan (v.) Read metrically; "scan verses."
Scan (v.) Obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer" [syn: read, scan].
SCAN, () Switched-Circuit Automatic Network.
SCAN, () ["A Parallel Implementation of the SCAN Language", N.G. Bourbakis, Comp Langs 14(4):239-254 (1989)].
SCAN, () A real-time language from DEC. [Are these the same language?] (1994-11-01)
Scan, () (Computer peripheral) See scanner.
Scan, () (Circuit design) See scan design.
Scan, () ({Functional programming) See scanl, scanr.
Scan, () An algorithm for scheduling multiple accesses to a disk. A number of requests are ordered according to the data's position on the storage device. This reduces the disk arm movement to one "scan" or sweep across the whole disk in the worst case. The serivce time can be estimated from the disk's track-to-track seek time, maximum seek time (one scan), and maximum rotational latency.
Scan-EDF Is a variation on this. (1995-11-15)
Scandal (n.) Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace.
O, what a scandal is it to our crown, That two such noble peers as ye should jar! -- Shak.
[ I ] have brought scandal To Israel, diffidence of God, and doubt In feeble hearts. -- Milton.
Scandal (n.) Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously.
You must not put another scandal on him. -- Shak.
My known virtue is from scandal free. -- Dryden.
Scandal (n.) (Equity) Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners. -- Daniell.
Syn: Defamation; detraction; slander; calumny; opprobrium; reproach; shame; disgrace.
Scandal (v. t.) To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander. [R.]
I do fawn on men and hug them hard And after scandal them. -- S hak.