skæl — meaning in English

English meaning

• dandruff noun Small white flakes of dead skin that shed from the scalp.
• scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.

Senses

skæl is used for these senses in English:

• dandruff scaly white dead skin flakes from the human scalp; Pityriasis capitis
• scale Part of an overlapping arrangement of many small, flat and hard pieces of keratin covering the skin of an animal, particularly a fish or reptile.

scale — full definition

1. noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
2. noun A series of marked measurements used for comparison, such as on a ruler, map, or rating system.
3. noun One of the small, hard, overlapping plates covering the skin of fish and reptiles.
4. noun An instrument for measuring weight.
5. verb To increase or decrease something in size while keeping its proportions, especially to grow a business or process.

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