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scalanoun
Ladder; sequence.
scalanoun
Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
scalanoun
A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
Etymology: From scala
Webster Dictionary
Scalanoun
a machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus
Scalanoun
a term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea
Etymology: [L., a ladder.]
Wikidata
Scala
Scala is a nightclub in London, England, near King's Cross railway station.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Scala
skā′la, n. (surg.) an instrument for reducing dislocation: a term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea:—pl. Scā′læ.—adj. Scā′lable, that may be scaled or climbed.—ns. Scālade′, an assault, as an escalade—also Scalä′do; Scā′lar (math.), in the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude but not direction.—adj. of the nature of a scalar.—n.pl. Scalā′ria, the ladder-shells or wentle-traps.—adjs. Scālar′iform, shaped like a ladder; Scā′lary, formed with steps. [L., a ladder.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
scala
Ports and landing-places in the Levant, so named from the old custom of placing a ladder to a boat to land from. Gang-boards are now used for that purpose.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
SCALA
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Scala is ranked #9212 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Scala surname appeared 3,537 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 would have the surname Scala.
93.3% or 3,301 total occurrences were White.
5% or 178 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
0.9% or 32 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.5% or 18 total occurrences were Asian.
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casal
calas
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of scala in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of scala in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of scala in a Sentence
I have no feeling of any fight at all; the members of the committee have, without exception, discussed every area in the most open and constructive way, we had some fabulous input, very independent; there was no particular comment as to Mr Scala's presentation, which was excellent.
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