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 a ault, 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.]