κλίμακα — meaning in English

English meaning

• gamut noun A complete range of something.
• mode noun A particular way or method of doing something.
• range noun The full span between the lowest and highest of something, such as values, prices, or distances.
• scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
• stair noun A single step in a flight of steps.

Senses

κλίμακα is used for these senses in English:

• gamut (music) All the notes in a musical scale.
• mode (music, in particular) One of several ancient Greek scales.
• range (music) The scale of all the tones a voice or an instrument can produce.
• stair A series of steps; a staircase.

gamut — full definition

1. noun A complete range of something.
2. noun Every note contained in a musical scale.
3. noun The full range of colours that a screen or printer is able to show.

mode — full definition

1. noun A particular way or method of doing something.
2. noun (statistics) The value that occurs most often in a set of data.
3. noun A particular state of mind or way of behaving.
4. noun (music) One of several traditional scales, such as the major or minor scale.

Related Greek words