English → Hindi
scale1
/skeɪl स्केल्/ noun 1 [C, U] the size of something, especially when compared to other things किसी वस्तु का आकार, पैमाना (विशेषतः तुलनात्मक दृष्टि से)
We shall be making the product on a large scale next year.
At this stage it is impossible to estimate the full scale of the disaster.
2 [C] a series of marks on a tool or piece of equipment that you use for measuring something नापने का पैमाना; पटरी, फ़ुटा
The ruler has one scale in centimetres and one scale in inches.
3 [C] a series of numbers, amounts, etc. that are used for measuring or fixing the level of something (किसी वस्तु को मापने या स्तर-निर्धारण के लिए प्रयुक्त) अंकों, मात्राओं आदि की शृंखला; पैमाना, स्केल, मापक्रम
The earthquake measured 6.5 on the Richter scale.
the new pay scale for nurses
⇨ Beaufort scale और the Richter scale देखिए। 4 [C] the relationship between the actual size of something and its size on a map or plan वास्तविक आकार और मानचित्र में प्रदर्शित, आकार में संबंध; अनुपात
The map has a scale of one centimetre to a kilometre.
a scale of 1 : 50,000 [one to fifty thousand]
5 scales [pl.] a piece of equipment that is used for weighing somebody/something भार तोलने की मशीन; तुला, तराज़ू
I weighed it on the kitchen scales.