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Step on the scale.

Five tremors in excess of magnitude 5.0 on the Richter scale have shaken Japan just this week, but scientists are warning that the largest expected aftershock has yet to hit.

At the atomic scale we observe quantum mechanical effects that can not be explained by classical mechanics.

Harry Partch invented scads of musical instruments, many tuned to his 43-tone scale.

The power delivered by a one square metre solar panel is approximately one watt. Therefore it is currently difficult to harvest solar energy on a grand scale.

Miguel, the pickup artist, rates women's looks on a scale from one to ten, claiming that he only hits on eights and up.

An earthquake, 8.9 on the Richter scale, hits Japan and causes a massive tsunami.

On a scale of 1 to 10, please rate your proficiency in the following languages.

Their siheyuans were far smaller in scale and simpler in design and decoration, and the hutongs were narrower.

Do you think 'noo good jobs for young people' is a local problem or is it a problem on a national scale?

a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level of something. How would you rate his work on a scale of 1 to 5? the relation between the real size of something and its size on a map, model, or diagram

A project’s size or scale is based on a varying set of criteria, the most common of which are duration and cost.