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escala — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • layover noun A short stop or rest between stages of a journey, especially a flight.
  • scale noun The size, extent, or proportion of something, especially compared to something else.

Senses

escala is used for these senses in English:

  • fretboard (music) A fret or plate put over the neck of musical instruments or its fingerboard, to create a different sound of notes.
  • layover (North America, Australia) A break between stages of a journey.
  • scale The ratio of depicted distance to actual distance.
  • scale A line or bar associated with a drawing, used to indicate measurement when the image has been magnified or reduced.

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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