plural of scale insect

plural of scale model

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

(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.

(measurement, statistics) A scale of measurement of data having a fixed zero value, which permits the quantitative comparison of differences of values.

Columbina squammata, a South American dove with coloured feather tips.

A type of ruler used to make engineering drawings to scale

plural of scaled dove

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

(idiomatic) An act of bias or a tactic for cheating which creates a situation that unfairly benefits one party involved in an interaction.