Gunter's scale () A scale invented by the Rev. Edmund Gunter (1581-1626), a professor of astronomy at Gresham College, London, who invented also Gunter's chain, and Gunter's quadrant. |
Industry (n.) Habitual diligence in any employment or pursuit, either bodily or mental |
Industry (n.) Any department or branch of art, occupation, or business |
Industry (n.) Human exertion of any kind employed for the creation of value, and regarded by some as a species of capital or wealth |
Scale (n.) The dish of a balance |
Scale (n.) The sign or constellation Libra. |
Scale (v. t.) To weigh or measure according to a scale |
Scale (n.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid. |
Scale (n.) Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish |
Scale (n.) One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura |
Scale (n.) A scale insect. (See below.) |
Scale (n.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement |
Scale (n.) The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife. |
Scale (n.) An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler. |
Scale (n.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals. |
Scale (v. t.) To strip or clear of scale or scales |
Scale (v. t.) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth |
Scale (v. t.) To scatter |
Scale (v. t.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder. |
Scale (v. i.) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae |
Scale (v. i.) To separate |
Scale (n.) A ladder |
Scale (n.) Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals. |
Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale. |
Scale (n.) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances |
Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system |
Scale (n.) The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave |
Scale (n.) Gradation |
Scale (n.) Relative dimensions, without difference in proportion of parts |
Scale (v. t.) To climb by a ladder, or as if by a ladder |
Scale (v. i.) To lead up by steps |
Scale-winged (a.) Having the wings covered with small scalelike structures, as the Lepidoptera |
Small (superl.) Having little size, compared with other things of the same kind |
Small (superl.) Being of slight consequence |
Small (superl.) Envincing little worth or ability |
Small (superl.) Not prolonged in duration |
Small (superl.) Weak |
Small (adv.) In or to small extent, quantity, or degree |
Small (adv.) Not loudly |
Small (n.) The small or slender part of a thing |
Small (n.) Smallclothes. |
Small (n.) Same as Little go. See under Little, a. |
Small (v. t.) To make little or less. |
economy of scale | the saving in cost of production that is due to mass production |
cottage industry | small-scale industry that can be carried on at home by family members using their own equipment |
industry manufacture | the organized action of making of goods and services for sale, American industry is making increased use of computers to control production |
Binet-Simon Scale | the first intelligence test |
scale | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
fish scale | scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish |
small civet Viverricula indica Viverricula malaccensis | a common civet of southeast Asia |
scale insect | small homopterous insect that usually lives and feeds on plants and secretes a protective waxy covering |
soft scale | an insect active in all stages |
brown soft scale Coccus hesperidum | pest on citrus trees |
armored scale | insect having a firm covering of wax especially in the female |
San Jose scale Aspidiotus perniciosus | small east Asian insect naturalized in the United States that damages fruit trees |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
firearm piece small-arm | a portable gun, he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster |
plate scale shell | a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
scale | an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks |
scale weighing machine | a measuring instrument for weighing, shows amount of mass |
small boat | a boat that is small |
small computer system interface SCSI | interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers |
small ship | a ship that is small |
small stores | personal items conforming to regulations that are sold aboard ship or at a naval base and charged to the person's pay |
small stuff | any light rope used on shipboard |
spring balance spring scale | a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring |
steelyard lever scale beam scale | a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length |
triviality trivia trifle small beer a | something of small importance |
vernier scale vernier | a small movable scale that slides along a main scale, the small scale is calibrated to indicate fractional divisions of the main scale |
diligence industriousness industry | persevering determination to perform a task, his diligence won him quick promotions, frugality and industry are still regarded as virtues |
pH pH scale | (from potential of Hydrogen) the logarithm of the reciprocal of hydrogen-ion concentration in gram atoms per liter, provides a measure on a scale from to of the acidity or alkalinity of a solution (where is neutral and greater than is more basic and less than is more acidic), |
small | a garment size for a small person |
small intestine | the longest part of the alimentary canal, where digestion is completed |
small | the slender part of the back |
scale value | a value on some scale of measurement |
small print fine print | material printed in small type, he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print |
fine print small print | the part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type, don't sign a contract without reading the fine print |
small letter lowercase lowerase letter minuscule | the characters that were once kept in bottom half of a compositor's type case |
small capital small cap | a character having the form of an upperase letter but the same height as lowerase letters |
scale musical scale | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) |
diatonic scale | a scale with eight notes in an octave, all but two are separated by whole tones |
major scale major diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the rd and th and th and th |
minor scale minor diatonic scale | a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the nd and rd and th and th |
chromatic scale | a -note scale including all the semitones of the octave |
gapped scale | a musical scale with fewer than seven notes |
pentatonic scale pentatone | a gapped scale with five notes, usually the fourth and seventh notes of the diatonic scale are omitted |
C major C major scale scale of C major | (music) the major scale having no sharps or flats |
d chitchat chithat chit chat small talk gab gabfest gossip tittle-tattle chin wag chin-wag chin wagging chin-wagging causerie b | light informal conversation for social occasions |
little slam small slam | winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge |
small cap | a corporation with a small capitalization, this annual conference is a showcase for ambitious small caps |
industry | the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise, each industry has its own trade publications |
aluminum business aluminum industry | manufacturers of aluminum considered as a group |
apparel industry garment industry fashion industry fashion business rag trade | makers and sellers of fashionable clothing |