scaglia — meaning in English
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English meaning
- flake noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
- scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
- shaving noun A thin strip or curl of material removed by cutting or shaving.
- sliver noun A small, thin, often sharp piece cut or broken off from something larger.
- splint noun A rigid support used to hold an injured body part, like a broken bone, in place.
Senses
scaglia is used for these senses in English:
- flake (archaeology) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
- 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.
- shaving (countable) A thin, shaved off slice of wood, metal, or other material.
- sliver A long piece cut or rent off; a sharp, slender fragment.
- splint A narrow strip of wood split or peeled from a larger piece.
flake — full definition
- noun A small, thin, flat piece that has broken off something larger.
- noun An unreliable person who often cancels plans or fails to follow through.
- verb To back out of plans or fail to follow through on a commitment.
- verb To break off in small thin pieces.
scale — full definition
- noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
- noun A series of marked measurements used for comparison, such as on a ruler, map, or rating system.
- noun One of the small, hard, overlapping plates covering the skin of fish and reptiles.
- noun An instrument for measuring weight.
- verb To increase or decrease something in size while keeping its proportions, especially to grow a business or process.