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Pentatonic scale — The first two phrases of the melody from Stephen Foster s Oh! Susanna are based on the major pentatonic scale[1] … Wikipedia
Weighing scale — Emperor Jahangir (reign 1605 1627) weighing his son Shah Jahan on a weighing scale by artist Manohar (AD 1615, Mughal dynasty, India). A weighing scale (usually just scales in UK and Australian English, weighing machine in south Asian English or… … Wikipedia
Geologic time scale — This clock representation shows some of the major units of geological time and definitive events of Earth history. The Hadean eon represents the time before fossil record of life on Earth; its upper boundary is now regarded as 4.0 Ga.[1] Other… … Wikipedia
Kardashev scale — The Kardashev scale is a method of measuring a civilization s level of technological advancement. It was first proposed in 1964 by the Soviet astronomer Nikolai Kardashev. The scale has three designated categories called Type I , II , and III .… … Wikipedia
International Scale of River Difficulty — Class III rapid at Canolfan Tryweryn, Wales. The International Scale of River Difficulty is a standardized scale used to rate the safety of a stretch of river, or a single (sometimes whitewater) rapid. The grade reflects the technical difficulty… … Wikipedia
Very-large-scale integration — VLSI redirects here. For the former company, see VLSI Technology. Very large scale integration (VLSI) is the process of creating integrated circuits by combining thousands of transistors into a single chip. VLSI began in the 1970s when complex… … Wikipedia
Manchester Small-Scale Experimental Machine — Replica of the Small Scale Experimental Machine (SSEM) at the Museum of Science and Industry in Castlefield, Manchester … Wikipedia
Proportional scale — Proportional Pro*por tion*al, a. [L. proportionalis: cf. F. proportionnel.] 1. Having a due proportion, or comparative relation; being in suitable proportion or degree; as, the parts of an edifice are proportional. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Winkler scale — The Winkler scale, sometimes known as the heat summation method, is a technique for classifying the climate of wine growing regions. In the system, geographical areas are divided into five climate regions based on temperature, known as Regions… … Wikipedia
Columbia Mental Maturity Scale — a test of specific kinds of mental function and general abilities, suitable for children (ages 3 to 12) with no speech or with limited physical capabilities, such as those with cerebral palsy … Medical dictionary
