I.
noun
1 size/extent
ADJECTIVE
▪ full
▪
It was several days before the full ~ of the accident became clear.
▪ big , considerable , epic , grand , greater , huge , large , mass , massive , monumental , vast , wide
▪ modest , small
▪ sheer
▪
It is difficult to comprehend the sheer ~ of the suffering caused by the war.
▪ unprecedented
▪
a misuse of presidential power on an unprecedented ~
▪ ambitious , lavish
▪
Do they always entertain on such a lavish ~?
▪ global , international , local , national , regional , world
▪ commercial
▪
The dolls are now produced on a commercial ~.
▪ human
▪
The final building is realized on a human ~.
▪
The city would operate on a more human ~ if cars were banned from the old town.
VERB + SCALE
▪ expand , increase
▪
They plan to expand the ~ and scope of their operations.
▪ reduce
▪ match
▪ assess , determine
▪
We need to determine the ~ of the problem.
▪ reveal , show
▪ appreciate , comprehend , realize
▪ underestimate
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of the disaster/destruction/problem
▪
the ~ of the project/task
▪ in ~
▪
The paintings are small in ~.
▪ on a ~
▪
pollution on a massive ~
PHRASES
▪ an economy of ~
▪
Economies of ~ enable the larger companies to lower their prices.
▪ given the ~ of
▪
Given the ~ of the changes, it is essential that all managers familiarize themselves with the details.
2 range of values
ADJECTIVE
▪ fixed
▪ sliding
▪
Benefits are paid on a sliding ~ according to family income.
▪ five-point , six-point , etc.
▪ rating
▪
Patients were asked to state their level of anxiety on a 10-point rating ~.
▪ time
▪
Can you give me any sort of time ~ for the completion of the building work?
▪ evolutionary , social
▪ pay , salary , wage ( esp. BrE )
▪
The company has a five-point pay ~.
▪ Beaufort , Richter , etc.
▪
The earthquake measured 6.4 on the Richter ~.
VERB + SCALE
▪ use
▪ construct , develop
▪ go up , move up , rise up
▪
He has risen up the social ~ from rather humble beginnings.
▪ go down , move down
SCALE + VERB
▪ go from … to … , range from … to …
▪
a ~ ranging from ‘utterly miserable’ to ‘deliriously happy’
▪ be based on
▪
a sliding ~ based on income
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the ~
▪
Where do birds come on the evolutionary ~?
▪ ~ of … to …
▪
On a ~ of 1 to 10, he scores 7.
PHRASES
▪ the bottom of the ~ , the end of the ~ , the top of the ~
▪
After ten years, she had worked her way to the top of the pay ~.
3 relation between actual size and size of a map, etc.
VERB + SCALE
▪ draw sth to
▪ have
SCALE + NOUN
▪ drawing , model
▪
He's made a ~ model of the Eiffel Tower.
PREPOSITION
▪ to ~
▪
The plan of the building is not drawn to ~.
▪ ~ of … to …
▪
The map has a ~ of one inch to the mile.
▪
a ~ of 1 : 25 000
4 in music
ADJECTIVE
▪ major , minor
VERB + SCALE
▪ play , sing
▪ practise/practice
▪
We could hear her practising/practicing her ~s.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of C major
5 on a fish, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ overlapping
▪ fine , thin
▪ armoured/armored
▪ fish
VERB + SCALE
▪ be covered in , be covered with
6 ( AmE ) machine for weighing ⇨ See ↑ scales
II.
verb
Scale is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cliff , ↑ fence , ↑ height , ↑ hill , ↑ ladder , ↑ mountain , ↑ peak , ↑ wall