pajahilse — meaning in English

English meaning

• clinker noun A very hard brick, traditionally made in the Netherlands, used for paving.
• scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.

Senses

pajahilse is used for these senses in English:

• clinker A scum of oxide of iron formed in forging. [from 19th c.]
• scale (uncountable) The flaky material sloughed off heated metal.

clinker — full definition

1. noun A very hard brick, traditionally made in the Netherlands, used for paving.
2. noun A lump formed when bricks melt together under great heat.
3. noun The hard ash left behind after a furnace, kiln or boiler has burned at very high heat.
4. noun A lumpy material made by heating limestone and clay together in a kiln, used as a step in making cement.

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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