Definitions for scales
scales

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. scalesnoun

   A device for weighing goods for sale.

   The butcher put the sausages on the scales.

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1. scalesnoun

   Plural noun of the word scale.

   The weighing scales are pink and she uses them once a week to check her body weight. The fish has scales all over its body.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 27, 2016  

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1. scales

   Song lyrics by scales -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scales on the Lyrics.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scales

   broad flattened hairs, forming the wing vestiture of Lepidoptera, and present in various other insects.

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1. SCALES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scales is ranked #2732 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Scales surname appeared 13,190 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Scales.
   
   55.4% or 7,314 total occurrences were Black.
   38% or 5,024 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 472 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 282 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 54 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 44 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce scales?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say scales in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of scales in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of scales in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of scales in a Sentence

1. Vagheesh Narasimhan:

   Population mixture and movement at very large scales is just a fundamental fact of human history, being able to document this with ancient DNA, I think, is very powerful.

2. Vincent Seruma:

   In one container alone, we have found 762 pieces of ivory and 423 kilograms of pangolin scales, we are still investigating to find more culprits.

3. Mohamed Adow:

   On one side of the scales, it advances a detailed process for accelerating climate mitigation goals, but, on the other side of the scales, on finance and loss and damage, it is fuzzy and vague, the missed deadline for the $ 100 billion promise doesn't get acknowledged -- and this is a key ask from vulnerable countries.

4. Vasily Nebenzya:

   The deployment of Russian troops within our own territory has frequently occurred on varying scales before and has not caused any hysterics whatsoever, the discussions about a threat of war is provocative in it of itself.

5. Wen Yang:

   Such lightweight and tough materials like fish scales are the sexy topics that materials scientists are pursuing, it is true that the natural armor is similar to artificial body armor because of the similar scale overlapping system. However, the natural armor such as these fish scales is tough and much lighter, without impeding body flexibility and locomotion.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scales
2. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=scales
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html