SCALE

n. Skal. From scala, a ladder. Fr., echelle. Ger., Oradleiter, Scala. A series of marks, placed at known distances apart, by means of which measurements are made, [a, 48.] For the various thermometric scales, see under THERMOMETER. Globulimetric s. Of Mala ez, a transparent ruler marked with finely engraved circles of known diameters, arranged in order of size; used for measuring microscopic circular bodies, especially' blood cells. [" N. Y. Med. Jour.," Sept. 14, 1889, p. 301 (a, 48).] [s. 447]