# scales

Pronunciation: say "SKAYLZ" /skeɪlz/

## Noun

1. An instrument used to measure the weight of an object, person, or quantity of material.
   - Simple: A tool used to measure how heavy something is.
   - _The merchant placed the gold on the scales and recorded its weight._
   - _Digital scales can measure weight down to a fraction of a gram._
2. Plural of scale. — plural of scale
   - Simple: Plural of scale. Use this form when talking about more than one scale.
   - _Snakes shed their old scales as they grow._
   - _The two maps were drawn at very different scales._

## Verb

3. Third-person singular simple present of scale. — third-person singular simple present indicative of scale
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of scale. Use this form with he, she, or it.
   - _Each spring, the climber scales the north face before the snow melts._
   - _The chef carefully scales each fish before cooking it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/scales (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).