TORTHAÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
scála1, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í).1. Basin, bowl. ~ bainne, milk-bowl; basinful of milk. 2. ~ (tomhais), scale(-pan); (pl.) scales, balance. 3. Measure. ~ gráin, grain-measure.
scála2, m. (gs. ~, pl. ~í).(Of grading, etc.) Scale. 1. (a)~ teirmiméadair, thermometric scale. (b)~ tonnfhad, wave-length scale. (c)~ tuarastal, luachanna, scale of salaries, of prices. ~ aistritheach, sliding scale. 2. Rud a tharraingt de réir ~, to draw sth. to scale. Léarscáil ar ~ orlaigh sa mhíle, map on scale of an inch to a mile. 3. Mus:~ mór, beag, crómatach, diatonach, major, minor, chromatic, diatonic, scale.
ABAIRTÍ
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Scála ~, chromatic scale.
Rud a mheá ar na scálaí, ar do bhos, to weigh sth. in the scales, in one’s hand.