Scale (disambiguation)

Scale could mean:

• Weighing scale Weighing scale used for measurement of weight (mass or force)
• Scale (map)
• Scale (ratio)
  • Scale factor
• Scalability in computing
• Scale (zoology)
  • Zoology: Scale insect, plant parasites which resemble animal scales
• Scale parameter, probability and statistics
• Logarithmic scale, mathematics
• Order of magnitude
• Architect's scale — (or draughtsman's scale) is a ruler-like device, which facilitates the production of technical drawings.
• Engineer's scale
• Zadok scale cereal development
• Screen Actors Guild wage standards
• Scale or Balance (In Urdu: Mizan or ميزان) is a comprehensive treatise on the contents of Islam written by Javed Ahmed Ghamidi, a Pakistani Sunni Islamic scholar.

Astronomy

• Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale
• Torino Scale
• Solar flare energy intensity
• The constellation Libra (Latin for scale) and the zodiac sign Libra (astrology)

Scale (education): scale of enrollment

Chemistry and physics

Electronegativity

• Allred-Rochow scale
• Mulliken scale
• Pauling scale

Radiodensity

• Hounsfield scale

Relative density or specific gravity

• The Baumé scale measures specific gravity or relative density.
• Brix scale
• Plato scale
• Twaddell scale

Temperature

• Celsius scale
• Fahrenheit scale
• Réaumur scale

Earth science

• Beaufort scale (wind)
• Fujita scale (tornadoes)
• Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale

Economics

• Scale (economics)
• Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, returns to scale

Music

• Scale (music)
  • Bohlen-Pierce scale, chromatic scale, Deutsch's scale illusion, diminished scale, mathematics of musical scales, minor scale
• Scale (string instruments)
• Scale, an album by electronic artist Matthew Herbert

Scale models

• Scale model
• 2 mm scale, HO scale, O scale

Social science

• Kinsey scale, sexual orientation (Klein scale is more detailed but not yet as well known)
• Likert scale, questionnaire format
• Phrase completion scales, questionnaire format

Miscellaneous

• The Goldberg scale measures mania and depression.
• The Liebowitz social anxiety scale measures the severity of social anxiety disorder.
• The Medvedev-Sponheuer-Karnik scale and the Mercalli scale measure the intensity of earthquakes.
• The Mohs scale of mineral hardness characterizes the scratch resistance of various minerals.
• The Richter scale, a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes.
• The Scoville Scale measures the hotness of peppers.