Scale

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scale

  1. Regular markings on an instrument used to allow the reading of the measured quantity or setting.

  2. A factor that relates the indication of the measuring instrument to the value of the quantity.

  3. An order of magnitude aid in estimating meteorological parameters (e.g., mesoscale).


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