Definitions for Scales
scales

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. scalesnoun

   A device for weighing goods for sale.

   The butcher put the sausages on the scales.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scalesnoun

   Plural noun of the word scale.

   The weighing scales are pink and she uses them once a week to check her body weight. The fish has scales all over its body.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 27, 2016  

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1. scales

   Song lyrics by scales -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by scales on the Lyrics.com website.

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Scales

   broad flattened hairs, forming the wing vestiture of Lepidoptera, and present in various other insects.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SCALES

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scales is ranked #2732 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Scales surname appeared 13,190 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Scales.
   
   55.4% or 7,314 total occurrences were Black.
   38% or 5,024 total occurrences were White.
   3.5% or 472 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2.1% or 282 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   0.4% or 54 total occurrences were Asian.
   0.3% or 44 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

How to pronounce Scales?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Scales in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scales in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scales in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Scales in a Sentence

1. Vladan Kuzmanović:

   Sabism is an art and theatric movement of 21st century occupied with the philotipes, mythologic forms, schematism and chromatic scales, dual art, logism of color, cult art, conglomeration. As an art movement it tries to explore word act, group performance, collective structure, fruitfulness and aesthetics of multitude through philotipes as implicit connotation of colors or schemes in their general use (honeysuckle yellow, female, courtly, savage, dionysiaque).

2. Steve Vladeck:

   The court's summary rulings today in a pair of redistricting cases from North Carolina seem to drive home that the justices are not in a hurry to reconsider claims of partisan gerrymandering after sidestepping two major cases earlier this term, but that they will continue to pay close attention to claims that district lines were drawn due to race-based considerations, of course, whether Justice( Anthony) Kennedy's successor will tip the scales in favor or against these claims more categorically remains to be seen, so today's decisions are perhaps best understood as putting things into a holding pattern.

3. The Charleston teen:

   It’s an awesome feeling to catch a fish in my first Big Rock and bring it to the scales.

4. Andrew Tangborn:

   This is similar to how weather forecasts are produced, but we are working with much longer time scales.

5. Marc Short:

   The President's frustration is one that a lot of the Americans have which feels like the scales of justice are not balanced anymore, and when someone like Roger Stone gets a prosecution that suggests a nine-year jail sentence which is four years above the sentencing guidelines ... they feel it is unusual.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Scales
2. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=Scales
3. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html