Callipepla squamata, a species of quail.

(music) One of the diatonic scales; a group of notes or musical pitches in a particular pattern, used to make melodies. The pattern for a major scale is: tone - tone - semitone - tone - tone - tone - semitone.

A ladder for the purpose of scaling the walls of a besieged fortification.

Having a modest scope or extent. / Drawn or constructed at a small size, without much detail.

The order of magnitude of time and space in the universe

(of a model or replica) Of the same size, scale, or proportions as an original object. / Thorough; complete; not lacking in any detail.

(physics, mathematics) a feature of objects or laws that do not change if length scales (or energy scales) are multiplied by a common factor.

A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.

(music) Any diatonic scale whose first, third, and fifth scale degrees form a minor triad. / (music) The natural minor scale.

(astronomy) a scale of seeing conditions used by amateur astronomers.