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scale 1. a thin flake or compacted platelike body, as of cornified epithelial cells. 2. a scheme or device by which some property may be measured (as hardness, weight, linear dimension). See also celsius scale, centigrade, farenheit scale, kelvin scale. 3. to remove incrustations or other material from a surface, as from the enamel of teeth. absolute scale a temperature scale with zero at the absolute zero of temperature. contrast scale the range of densities or contrasts on a radiograph. French scale see french gauge. scale rot a disease of snakes with no specific cause, characterized by ulceration of the skin at multiple sites. Death is the usual sequel. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Also, the weapons that may soon be at Ahmadinejad's disposal
are more destructive, on an absolute scale, than anything in
Hitler's hands. The peak wavelengths on an absolute scale, [lambda], energies,
E, full widths at half maximum, W, and asymmetry indices,
[[sigma]. Finally, since relative grading (grading on a curve) is
antithetical to cooperation as well as to striving for true excellence,
students in the project are graded on an absolute scale. |
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