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Balance :: Balance (n.) To bring to an equipoise, as the scales of a balance by adjusting the weights; to weigh in a balance..

Chromatic :: Chromatic (a.) Proceeding by the smaller intervals (half steps or semitones) of the scale, instead of the regular intervals of the diatonic scale..

Gunter''s Quadrant :: Gunter's quadrant () A thin quadrant, made of brass, wood, etc., showing a stereographic projection on the plane of the equator. By it are found the hour of the day, the sun's azimuth, the altitude of objects in degrees, etc. See Gunter's scale..

Calliope :: Calliope (n.) A musical instrument consisting of a series of steam whistles, toned to the notes of the scale, and played by keys arranged like those of an organ. It is sometimes attached to steamboat boilers..

Sensitive :: Sensitive (a.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales..

Oxanilic :: Oxanilic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together..

Calibration :: Calibration (n.) The process of estimating the caliber a tube, as of a thermometer tube, in order to graduate it to a scale of degrees; also, more generally, the determination of the true value of the spaces in any graduated instrument..

Fahrenheit :: Fahrenheit (n.) The Fahrenheit termometer or scale.

Transcalent :: Transcalent (a.) Pervious to, or permitting the passage of, heat..

Flake :: Flake (n.) A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish..

C :: C () The keynote of the normal or natural scale, which has neither flats nor sharps in its signature; also, the third note of the relative minor scale of the same..

Graduation :: Graduation (n.) The marks on an instrument or vessel to indicate degrees or quantity; a scale.

Adjunct :: Adjunct (n.) A key or scale closely related to another as principal; a relative or attendant key. [R.] See Attendant keys, under Attendant, a..

Volute :: Volute (n.) A spiral scroll which forms the chief feature of the Ionic capital, and which, on a much smaller scale, is a feature in the Corinthian and Composite capitals. See Illust. of Capital, also Helix, and Stale..

Scaleboard :: Scaleboard (n.) A thin slip of wood used to justify a page.

Ganoidei :: Ganoidei (n. pl.) One of the subclasses of fishes. They have an arterial cone and bulb, spiral intestinal valve, and the optic nerves united by a chiasma. Many of the species are covered with bony plates, or with ganoid scales; others have cycloid scales..

Quintal :: Quintal (n.) A hundredweight, either 112 or 100 pounds, according to the scale used. Cf. Cental..

Receptacular :: Receptacular (a.) Pertaining to the receptacle, or growing on it; as, the receptacular chaff or scales in the sunflower..

Placoid :: Placoid (n.) Any fish having placoid scales, as the sharks..

Sol :: Sol (n.) A syllable applied in solmization to the note G, or to the fifth tone of any diatonic scale..

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