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Contents

1 Astronomy

2 Chemistry and physics

3 Economics

4 Music

5 Scale models

6 Seismology

7 Social science

8 Measuring system

9 Miscellaneous

10 See also

Look up scale in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

Scale can refer to:

Scale (computing)
Scale (map)
Scale (music)
Scale (ratio)
Scale (spatial)
Scale (zoology)
Scale (temperature)
Logarithmic scale, mathematics
Order of magnitude
Scale factor
Stanley Stevens' Scales of measurement (1946): nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio
Duration scale
Architect's scale - (or draughtsman's scale) is a ruler-like device, which facilitates the production of technical drawings.
Engineer's scale
Weighing scale - used for measurement of weight (mass or force)
Zadok scale cereal development
Zoology: Scale insect, plant parasites which resemble animal scales
Geosciences: Mohs scale of mineral hardness
Atmospheric sciences: Celsius scale, Fahrenheit scale, Kelvin scale, Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale, Fujita scale (tornadoes), Beaufort scale (wind)

Astronomy

Scale factor (Universe)
Large-scale structure of the cosmos
Palermo Technical Impact Hazard Scale
Torino Scale
Solar flare energy intensity

Chemistry and physics

Kelvin scale measures Thermodynamic temperature
Mulliken scale electronegativity
Hounsfield scale (radiodensity)
Allred-Rochow scale, Mulliken scale, Pauling scale

Economics

Scale (economics)
Resource-Based Relative Value Scale, returns to scale

Music

Scale (music)
- Bohlen-Pierce scale, chromatic scale, Deutsch's scale illusion, diminished scale, mathematics of musical scales, minor scale
Scale (string instruments)

Scale models

Scale model
2 mm scale, HO scale, O scale

Seismology

European Macroseismic Scale, Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, Mercalli Intensity Scale, Moment magnitude scale, Richter magnitude scale

Social science

Scale (social sciences)
Clinical Global Impression scale and the Clinical Global Impression Improvement scale
Kinsey scale, sexual orientation (Klein scale is more detailed but not yet as well known)
Likert scale, questionnaire format
Phrase completion scales, questionnaire format
Social stratification, socioeconomic class

Measuring system

Scales with special uses are often named after the person who invented them.

The Richter scale, the Mercalli scale, the Rossi-Forel scale and the Omori are all used to measure the intensity of earthquakes.
The Beaufort scale is used to measure wind force.
The Celsius, Fahrenheit, and Kelvin scales (among others) measure temperature.
The Goldberg scale measures mania and depression.
The Liebowitz social anxiety scale measures the severity of social anxiety disorder.
The Scoville Scale measures the hotness of peppers.
The Glasgow Coma Scale measures the severity of comas.
The Fujita scale estimates the intensity of tornadoes.
The Torino Scale and the Palermo scale measure the impact hazard level of near-Earth objects such as asteroids.

Miscellaneous

Chain of being
Hierarchy
Time scales: Historical periods, Geologic periods