scale
[skāl]
NOUN
scales (plural noun)
-
the relative size or extent of something:“no one foresaw the scale of the disaster” · “everything in the house is on a grand scale”
-
a ratio of size in a map, model, drawing, or plan:“a one-fifth scale model of a seven-story building” · “an Ordnance Survey map on a scale of 1:2500”
-
mathematicsa system of numerical notation in which the value of a digit depends upon its position in the number, successive positions representing successive powers of a fixed base:“the conversion of the number to the binary scale”
-
photographythe range of exposures over which a photographic material will give an acceptable variation in density.
This week’s theme for WordPress’ Photo Challenge is scale.
- This last shot was taken by my son on his way back from Chicago to London. The island at the north end of the shot is Christian Island where our cottage is situated.
-
