Scales
Meaning of Scales
An instrument for weighing; the thin plates covering fish and reptiles.
ما معنى كلمة Scales بالعربي؟
ميزان للوزن أو حراشف السمك الواقية
⚖️🐠 ميزان للوزن أو حراشف السمك الواقية؛ أداة قياس أو غطاء طبيعي للحماية؛ جهاز توازن يُحدد الكتلة والوزن بدقة، أو طبقات واقية تُغطي أجسام الأسماك والزواحف لحمايتها من البيئة الخارجية والحفاظ على توازنها المائي ⚖️🐠
قصة GL: الميزان الدقيق لقياس التقدم المعرفي والحراشف الواقية للعقل - أداة قياس للتطور، جهاز التوازن الذي يُقيس تحسن HBDNF بدقة، والطبقات الواقية التي تحمي الدماغ أثناء النمو 📊
Scales in a sentence
Scales were calibrated before weighing samples.
Scales of justice are the logo of the law firm.
Scales must be certified for trade use.
Students weigh objects on scales.
Origin of Scales
From Old Norse skal 'bowl, scale pan'; the fish sense from Old French escale 'husk'.
In the Genetic Learning (GL) context
In Genetic Learning work led by Naif Talal Al-Essa, scales have a maths and biology sense. GL science lessons teach both.
Scales audio micro-course (transcript)
Podcast 1 — Introduction & meaning
Narrator: Today's word is "Scales" — noun, pronounced /skeɪlz/, with the stress on "scales".
Narrator: Scales are a device used for weighing people or things.
Narrator: In plain English, scales tell you how heavy something is.
Narrator: It comes from Old Norse skál, a bowl, from the pans of old balances.
Narrator: A common collocation is "kitchen scales", which describes weighing food for recipes.
Narrator: It differs from "balance", because a balance compares two weights, while scales give a reading.
Narrator: In a second sense, scales are the hard plates covering fish and snakes.
Narrator: Cooking, health, retail and biology all rely on the word.
Narrator: So remember: scales weigh, and scales protect fish.
Read podcasts 2 and 3
Podcast 2 — In conversation
Speaker A: How much flour do I need?
Speaker B: Two hundred grams, use the SCALES! From Old Norse for a bowl.
Speaker A: Digital ones?
Speaker B: Much more accurate.
Speaker A: Example sentences?
Speaker B: "Step on the bathroom scales", health. "Weigh the butter on the scales", baking. "The fish's scales shimmered", nature.
Speaker A: Common mistakes?
Speaker B: In British English, say "the scales" or "a pair of scales" for the device.
Speaker A: Close relatives?
Speaker B: Balance is its cousin, weighing machine its twin, and weighbridge an alternative — yet scales keep their precise charm!
Podcast 3 — Prompt engineering
Speaker B: Let's use "scales" in AI prompts — useful for smart scales and recipe conversion.
Speaker A: How for smart scales?
Speaker B: Track trends.
Prompt: Chart weekly weight readings from smart scales and show the trend line.
Speaker A: And recipes?
Speaker B: Convert.
Prompt: Convert this cup-based recipe into grams for use with kitchen scales.
Speaker A: Could it help retail?
Speaker B: Yes, for pricing.
Prompt: Calculate prices for a refill shop from weights on its scales.
Speaker A: One more?
Speaker B: Biology.
Prompt: Explain why fish have scales in five sentences for children.
Frequently asked questions about Scales
What does Scales mean?
An instrument for weighing; the thin plates covering fish and reptiles.
ما معنى كلمة Scales بالعربي؟
ميزان للوزن أو حراشف السمك الواقية — ⚖️🐠 ميزان للوزن أو حراشف السمك الواقية؛ أداة قياس أو غطاء طبيعي للحماية؛ جهاز توازن يُحدد الكتلة والوزن بدقة، أو طبقات واقية تُغطي أجسام الأسماك والزواحف لحمايتها من البيئة الخارجية والحفاظ على توازنها المائي ⚖️🐠
How do you pronounce Scales?
Scales is pronounced /skeɪlz/ and is used as a noun (plural).
How is Scales used in a sentence?
Scales were calibrated before weighing samples.
What are synonyms of Scales?
balance, weighing machine, weigher, plates, armour, scutes.