squama — meaning in English
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English meaning
- scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.
Senses
squama is used for these senses in English:
- 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
- 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.