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Scale (which, plural scales ; latin squama ) denotes

  • in dermatology an aggregation of corneocytes visible to the naked eye, see skin flakes
  • In zoology, the skin areas of reptiles, birds and some fish that are very keratinized and, within mammals, of pangolins, see horny scales
  • In biomorphology, several plate or plate-shaped surface structures, see scale (morphology)
  • in geomorphology, a shell-like slab of rock from rock walls, see Desquamation (geology)
  • in tectonics a tectonically delimited body or ceiling remnant, see tectonic scale
  • in military technology, metal plates in a composite, see scale armor
  • in heraldry a herald image, see scale (heraldry)


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