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Scale bar
A line on an image labelled with the actual distance it represents in the specimen.
Scale bar
A labelled line divided into sections that show the actual distances represented by lengths on a map.
Scale diagram
A drawing in which lengths represent real lengths using a consistent scale.
Scale drawing
A drawing in which measured arrow lengths represent vector magnitudes according to a stated scale.
Scale drawing
A vector diagram in which arrow lengths represent force magnitudes according to a stated scale.
Scale drawing
A drawing in which lengths represent real lengths in a fixed proportion.
Scale drawing
An accurate representation in which every length is changed by the same factor while angles remain unchanged.
Scale factor
A number showing how many times as large one value is as another; it is calculated as new value divided by original value for the same quantity.
Scale factor
The number by which distances from the centre of enlargement are multiplied; its sign also determines which side of the centre the image lies on.
Scale factor
A number by which a measurement is multiplied. For similar shapes, multiplying lengths by multiplies areas by and volumes by .
Scale factor
The number by which each length is multiplied to produce a corresponding length in a scaled representation.
Scale line
A labelled bar on a map showing the ground distance represented by a particular map length.
Scalene triangle
A triangle with three different side lengths and three different interior angles.
Scale of change
The extent of a change, including how many people, places or areas of medicine it affects.
Scale of production
The quantity of a product manufactured and the way production is organised to make that quantity.
Scale vector diagram
A vector drawing in which arrow lengths represent force magnitudes according to a stated scale, and arrow directions represent force directions.
Scaling
A transformation that multiplies every data value by the same factor, including division by a non-zero number.
Scaling factor
A power of 10 such as 10, 100 or 1000, used to scale both numbers in a decimal division without changing the quotient.
Scandinavia
A region of northern Europe comprising modern Denmark, Norway and Sweden, which formed the main Viking homelands.
Scanning
Looking through a text for a particular word, number or piece of information.
Scanning electron microscope (SEM)
An electron microscope that scans a specimen's surface and uses scattered electrons to reveal its surface form.
Scapegoat
A person made to bear blame for wrongdoing that also involved others. John D. Lee claimed that other Mormon leaders had made him a scapegoat for the massacre.
Scapegoat
A person or group unfairly blamed for problems, allowing those responsible to avoid criticism.
Scapegoat
A goat that symbolically carried away the Israelites’ sins in the ritual described in Leviticus 16.
Scapegoat
A person or group blamed for something that is not their fault.
Scapegoating
Blaming a person or group for wider problems for which they are not responsible.
Scapegoating
Blaming a person or group for problems they have not caused.
Scapegoating
Unfairly blaming a person or group for wider problems in society.
Scapegoating
Unfairly blaming a person or group for wider social problems that they have not caused.
Scapula
The shoulder blade, located at the back of the shoulder.
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