plural of scale cube

(geology, photography) A reference cube of standard, unitary size, normally one centimetre long, or one inch long for older American versions, placed beside a rock or meteorite sample to show scale and orientation during photography. Four sides of the cube are marked N, S, E, and W, respectively, to indicate the cardinal points of the compass, and the other two sides are marked T and B, for top and bottom.

To make a reduction in the amount, extent, etc. of something.

A scale of the hardness of minerals based on their ability to scratch one another

simple past tense and past participle of scale back

Any of the small parasitic insects of the superfamily Coccoidea, that live on plants and sap nutrients from them.

A symmetric psychometric scale used in questionnaires, allowing respondents to specify their level of agreement or disagreement.

The thin film that forms on the surface of wrought iron in the process of forging. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide of iron.

plural of scaled dove

plural of scale insect