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Small form factor atomic clock
A chip scale atomic clock (CSAC) is a compact, low-power atomic clock fabricated using techniques of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) and incorporating
Chip-scale_atomic_clock
Clock that monitors the resonant frequency of atoms
An atomic clock is a clock that measures time by monitoring the resonant frequency of atoms. It is based on the fact that atoms have quantised energy
Atomic_clock
view documents see Help:FTP) Jones, Willie D. (March 16, 2011). "Chip-Scale Atomic Clock". IEEE Spectrum. Inst. of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.
History_of_watches
Circuit in a computer that maintains accurate time
celestial navigation, the classic task of a chronometer. In 2011, chip-scale atomic clocks became available. Although vastly more expensive and power-hungry
Real-time_clock
British time-signal provider and former timepiece maker
as "The most accurate timepieces in the world”. Its atomic timepieces use chip scale atomic clock technology, where a small vessel of Caesium 133 is exposed
Hoptroff
Continuous progression from past to future
Unveils Chip-Scale Atomic Clock". NIST. 27 August 2004. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2011. "New atomic clock can keep
Time
American timekeeping products manufacturer
rubidium and cesium atomic standards, temperature and oven controlled crystal oscillators, miniature and chip scale atomic clocks, network time servers
Symmetricom
Measurement standards laboratory in the United States
being custodial to protect public domain use, such as one for a Chip-scale atomic clock, developed by a NIST team as part of a DARPA competition. In September
National Institute of Standards and Technology
National_Institute_of_Standards_and_Technology
Topics referred to by the same term
State Association of Counties Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee Chip-scale atomic clock Clinical Substance Abuse Counselor This disambiguation page lists
CSAC
British-born physicist and inventor
His research focuses on the development of compact "chip-scale" devices such as atomic clocks and magnetometers. Kitching was born in Chester, UK, to
John_Kitching_(physicist)
Primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time
atomique international), which is a weighted average of hundreds of atomic clocks worldwide. UTC is within about one second of mean solar time at 0° longitude
Coordinated_Universal_Time
First commercial atomic clock
was a caesium standard clock. More than 50 clocks with the trademarked Atomichron name were produced. Chip-scale atomic clock Hoptroff London Forman,
Atomichron
Clock type
settings atomic clocks had replaced quartz clocks as the basis for precision measurements of time and frequency, resulting in International Atomic Time.
Quartz_clock
Type of semiconductor laser diode
(TDLAS) Laser printers Computer mouse Biological tissue analysis Chip scale atomic clock Lidar for cellphone cameras Structured light (e.g. the "dot projector"
Vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser
Vertical-cavity_surface-emitting_laser
US Research Organization
Photonics Engineering Research (CIPHER) Chip to Chip Optical Interconnects (C2OI) Chip-Scale Atomic Clocks (CSAC) Chip-Scale Vacuum Micro Pumps (CSVMP) Compact
Microsystems Technology Office
Microsystems_Technology_Office
American scientist (1928–2006)
end of his time there, he concentrated on designs related to the chip scale atomic clock. In 1964, Leonard Cutler and his colleague Al Bagley invented the
Leonard_Cutler
American physicist
areas have included the operation and development of atomic fountain clocks and chip scale atomic devices and instruments. In 2025, Donley took early retirement
Elizabeth_Donley
Military conflict that deploys nuclear weaponry
the Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has visualized how close the world is to a nuclear war. The Doomsday Clock reached a high
Nuclear_warfare
Small computer on a single integrated circuit
a digital signal processor (DSP), with higher clock speeds and power consumption. The first multi-chip microprocessors, the Four-Phase Systems AL1 in
Microcontroller
Using distance measures along a shape's edges to determine position in space
Carl-Thomas Schneider, IWAA2004, CERN, Geneva, October 2004 "How a Chip-Scale Atomic Clock Can Help Mitigate Broadband Interference"; Fang-Cheng Chan, Mathieu
True-range_multilateration
Measure of a civilization's evolution
The Kardashev scale (Russian: шкала Кардашёва, romanized: shkala Kardashova) is a method of measuring a civilization's level of technological advancement
Kardashev_scale
Manufacturing process used to create integrated circuits
database and chips are "binned" (i.e. sorted into virtual bins) according to predetermined test limits such as maximum operating frequencies/clocks, number
Semiconductor device fabrication
Semiconductor_device_fabrication
Child's law Chinese Journal of Physics Chinese Optics Letters Chip-scale atomic clock Chiral Potts curve Chiral anomaly Chiral color Chiral gauge theory
Index_of_physics_articles_(C)
Intermittent adjustment to UTC
accommodate the difference between International Atomic Time (TAI), as measured precisely by atomic clocks, and observed solar time (UT1), which varies due
Leap_second
Observation on the growth of integrated circuit capacity
Dennard scaling predicted that power consumption per unit area would remain constant. Combining these effects, David House deduced that computer chip performance
Moore's_law
Type of computer memory
parameter must be programmed into the SDRAM chip itself, namely the CAS latency. This is the number of clock cycles allowed for internal operations between
Dynamic_random-access_memory
Electronic control system
reference atomic clock (such as the NIST-F2). That time difference becomes substantial over time. Instead, the owner can synchronize their mechanical clock (with
Phase-locked_loop
GPU microarchitecture by Nvidia
section). Clock frequency: 1.5 GHz (not released by Nvidia, but estimated by Insight 64). Peak performance: 1.5 TFlops. Global memory clock: 2 GHz. DRAM
Fermi_(microarchitecture)
Device to measure the passage of time
An hourglass (or sandglass, sand timer, or sand clock) is a device used to measure the passage of time. It comprises two glass bulbs connected vertically
Hourglass
CPU microarchitecture by Intel
River. Nehalem is built on the 45 nm process, is able to run at higher clock speeds without sacrificing efficiency, and is more energy-efficient than
Nehalem_(microarchitecture)
Ways in which length, distance or range can be measured
example, to measure the tiny features on wafers during the manufacture of chips. The ruler the simplest kind of length measurement tool: lengths are defined
Length_measurement
American satellite-based radio navigation service
field using accurate atomic clocks placed in orbit inside artificial satellites. Special and general relativity predicted that the clocks on GPS satellites
Global_Positioning_System
Open-source CPU instruction set architecture
count, increased clocks to 2 GHz, and added AI capabilities". Tom's Hardware. Retrieved 27 November 2024. "SpacemiT K1 8 core RISC-V chip Brief". BananaPi
RISC-V
leading to large-scale integration (LSI) with hundreds of transistors on a single MOS chip by the late 1960s. The application of MOS LSI chips to computing
History of computing hardware (1960s–present)
History_of_computing_hardware_(1960s–present)
Programming paradigm in which many processes are executed simultaneously
power consumption P by a chip is given by the equation P = C × V 2 × F, where C is the capacitance being switched per clock cycle (proportional to the
Parallel_computing
California-based semiconductor company
Timberwolf Audio processors SLIC Timing & Synchronization Time servers Atomic clocks Rugged Oscillators PLL Frequency synthesizers Precision Time Protocol
Microsemi
Technology for constructing integrated circuits
logic as the dominant MOSFET fabrication process for very large-scale integration (VLSI) chips in the 1980s, replacing earlier transistor–transistor logic
CMOS
Device for producing coherent EM waves in the sub-visible spectrum
work leading to the maser. Masers are used as timekeeping devices in atomic clocks, and as extremely low-noise microwave amplifiers in radio telescopes
Maser
European global navigation satellite system
maser atomic clocks and two secondary rubidium atomic clocks which are independent of one other. As precise and stable space-qualified atomic clocks are
Galileo (satellite navigation system)
Galileo_(satellite_navigation_system)
Series of GPUs by Nvidia
version. XFX released a 9600 GTX based on the G92 chip featuring 96 stream processors, a 580 MHz core clock, 1450 MHz shaders and 512 MB of GDDR3 running
GeForce_9_series
GPU microarchitecture designed by Nvidia
to US regulations limiting the export of chips to the People's Republic of China, Nvidia adapted the H100 chip to the Chinese market with the H800. This
Hopper_(microarchitecture)
Self-Complementarity in Antennas and the Mushiake Relationship 1948 – First Atomic Clock 1948–1951 – Manchester University "Baby" Computer and its Derivatives
List_of_IEEE_Milestones
as many clock cycles (which is not the case on high performance implementations). On the 68000, for instance, this means 8 instead of 4 clock ticks, and
Comparison of instruction set architectures
Comparison_of_instruction_set_architectures
Device for trapping charged particles
Paul traps are used in trapped ion quantum computers and realizing atomic clocks, including the most precise instrument humankind has ever made. Penning
Ion_trap
Programmable machine that processes data
than 10,000 transistors on a single chip. System on a Chip (SoCs) are complete computers on a microchip (or chip) the size of a coin. They may or may
Computer
Handheld game console by Nintendo
battery-backed to save progress when the handheld is off, real-time clock chips can keep track of time even when the device is off, and Rumble Pak cartridges
Game_Boy_Color
Annual science and engineering award
computer chips" 2012 Joseph Stroscio (Physicist, Physical Measurement Laboratory) "for scientific achievements in developing new atomic-scale measurement
Samuel_Wesley_Stratton_Award
Computer bus protocol
The Advanced eXtensible Interface (AXI) is an on-chip communication bus protocol and is part of the Advanced Microcontroller Bus Architecture specification
Advanced_eXtensible_Interface
Processor expansion bus standard
many PCIe slots there are. In certain POWER8 systems, IBM makes use of dual chip modules, thus doubling the CAPI capacity per processor socket. Traditional
Coherent Accelerator Processor Interface
Coherent_Accelerator_Processor_Interface
Subsystem of the Linux kernel
is what is called Atomic Display (formerly known as atomic mode-setting and atomic or nuclear pageflip). The purpose of the atomic mode-setting is to
Direct_Rendering_Manager
Timing oscillator
frequency scaling could be adjusted to compensate for the resonators' frequency variation over temperature. Various applications require clocks with predefined
Microelectromechanical system oscillator
Microelectromechanical_system_oscillator
Theories, models and concepts that go back to the quantum hypothesis of Max Planck
high-efficiency source of light. The global positioning system (GPS) makes use of atomic clocks to measure precise time differences and therefore determine a user's
Applications of quantum mechanics
Applications_of_quantum_mechanics
Family of RISC-based computer architectures
original on 20 June 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019. ARMv8 SVE (Scalable Vector Extension) chip, which uses 512bit floating point. "Cortex-A65AE | Multithreaded
ARM_architecture_family
Chemical element with atomic number 31 (Ga)
Gallium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ga and atomic number 31. Discovered by the French chemist Paul-Émile Lecoq de Boisbaudran in Paris, France
Gallium
that the 65 nm-Cells clock up to 6 GHz and run on 1.3 V core voltage, as demonstrated on the ISSCC 2007. This would have given the chip a theoretical peak
Cell microprocessor implementations
Cell_microprocessor_implementations
Electronic non-volatile computer storage device
devices such as multimedia players or GPSs. The capacity scaling (increase) of flash chips used to follow Moore's law because they are manufactured with
Flash_memory
American businessman (born 1964)
grandfather was Lawrence Preston Gise, a regional director of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) in Albuquerque. Gise retired early to his family's
Jeff_Bezos
large-scale windbreak system) Christoph Gerber (born 1942), with Calvin Quate (1923–2019), and with Gerd Binnig (1947–), Germany/U.S./Switzerland – Atomic force
List_of_inventors
Interferometer which uses the wave-like nature of atoms
case, uses atomic spin to sense rotation with both having compact size, high precision, and the possibility of being made on a chip-scale. Physics portal
Atom_interferometer
Technical applications of optics
macroscopic objects; Optomics, in which devices integrate both photonic and atomic devices for applications such as precision timekeeping, navigation, and
Photonics
Semiconductor laser
spectroscopic sensing, generation of radio-frequency or terahertz waves, atomic clock state preparation, quantum key cryptography, frequency doubling and conversion
Laser_diode
Electronic oscillator circuit
precision pendulum clocks as the world's most accurate timekeepers until atomic clocks were developed in the 1950s. Using the early work at Bell Laboratories
Crystal_oscillator
(MOS IC) chip. Due to rapid MOSFET scaling, MOS IC chips rapidly increased in complexity at a rate predicted by Moore's law, leading to large-scale integration
History_of_computing_hardware
List of incidents which could have led to a nuclear exchange
(2018). "Causes of False Missile Alerts: The Sun, the Moon and a 46-Cent Chip". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 11 July
Nuclear_close_calls
Computation machine that uses continuously varying data technology
of interlinked gears drives the second, minute and hour needles in the clock. More complex applications, such as aircraft flight simulators and synthetic-aperture
Analog_computer
Fictional universe involving Mickey Mouse and related Disney characters
chipmunk who appeared in the short film Two Chips and a Miss (1952), being the romantic interest of Chip and Dale, for whom they both compete for her
Mickey_Mouse_universe
Journal
dies in two boxes at once Elusive nuclear-clock transition spotted in thorium-229 New gravimeter-on-a-chip is tiny yet extremely sensitive Negative refraction
Physics_World
Old Mill boat ride at Disney theme parks
designed a clock with a smiling face, located 30 feet (9.1 m) high. Every 15 minutes, costumed wooden dolls dance out from the base of the clock. When the
It's_a_Small_World
materials. (PDF) International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA Bulletin 41, March 1999, accessed January 15, 12018. Event scale revised for further clarity, world
History of radiation protection
History_of_radiation_protection
Speed of electromagnetic waves in vacuum
Jespersen, J.; Fitz-Randolph, J.; Robb, J. (1999). From Sundials to Atomic Clocks: Understanding Time and Frequency (Reprint of National Bureau of Standards
Speed_of_light
Hypothesized risk to human existence
creates AI Safety Clock". www.imd.org. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 6 September 2024. Constantino, Tor (10 February 2025). "AI 'Doomsday Clock' Ticks Closer
Existential risk from artificial intelligence
Existential_risk_from_artificial_intelligence
Materials with granular size 1 to 100 nm
materials and atomic or molecular structures. A bulk material should have constant physical properties regardless of its size, but at the nano-scale this is
Nanomaterials
Process of determining the nucleic acid sequence
also be used to estimate when a viral outbreak began by using a molecular clock technique. Medical technicians may sequence genes (or, theoretically, full
DNA_sequencing
when quartz oscillators were invented, followed by atomic clocks after World War 2. A pendulum clock uses a pendulum's arc to mark intervals of time. From
List of Dutch inventions and innovations
List_of_Dutch_inventions_and_innovations
Computational benchmark
be possible with a "two-dimensional lattice of 7×7 qubits and around 40 clock cycles" if error rates can be pushed low enough. The scheme discussed was
Quantum_supremacy
Very small devices that incorporate moving components
usually consist of a central unit that processes data (an integrated circuit chip such as microprocessor) and several components that interact with the surroundings
MEMS
Parallel computing platform and programming model
comparisons 2 clock cycles/instruction for each SM partition Burgess, John (2019). "RTX ON – The NVIDIA TURING GPU". 2019 IEEE Hot Chips 31 Symposium (HCS)
CUDA
Italian physicist (1944-)
miniaturization and chip-scale photonic integration. This technology has been applied e.g. to coherent telecommunications, spectroscopy, atomic clocks as well as
Luigi_Lugiato
Asynchronous circuit design methodology
QDI circuits have been used to manufacture a large number of research chips, a small selection of which follows. Caltech's asynchronous microprocessor
Quasi-delay-insensitive circuit
Quasi-delay-insensitive_circuit
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2025_in_animation
the Beat" Kiki Dee – "Star" Kirsty MacColl – "There's a Guy Works Down the Chip Shop Swears He's Elvis" Madness – "Return of the Los Palmas 7", "Shut Up"
List of performances on Top of the Pops
List_of_performances_on_Top_of_the_Pops
in history. The Cray-1, which used integrated circuits with two gates per chip, was a vector processor. It introduced a number of innovations, such as chaining
History_of_supercomputing
Ordering of binary values, used for positioning and error correction
different clock frequencies. The logic is considered operating in different "clock domains". It is fundamental to the design of large chips that operate
Gray_code
Software that controls computer-graphics hardware
commissioning) open-source drivers for its graphics chips, with the exception of their PowerVR-based chips. Their 2D X.Org driver is called xf86-video-intel
Free and open-source graphics device driver
Free_and_open-source_graphics_device_driver
CISC microprocessor
chip works at more than a 15 MHz clock rate. Another is the first silicon success. It has been accomplished in a full-custom VLSI microcomputer chip consisting
NEC_V60
Process of keeping all parts of a spacecraft within acceptable temperature ranges
also necessary to keep specific components (such as optical sensors, atomic clocks, etc.) within a specified temperature stability requirement, to ensure
Spacecraft_thermal_control
Model that describes the programmable interface of a computer processor
something such as "fetch-and-add", "load-link/store-conditional" (LL/SC), or "atomic compare-and-swap". A given instruction set can be implemented in a variety
Instruction_set_architecture
Networks connecting quantum processors
In Cavity QED, photonic quantum states can be transferred to and from atomic quantum states stored in single atoms contained in optical cavities. This
Quantum_network
Humanoid walking vehicles in science fiction
first humanoid giant robot piloted by the protagonist appeared in the manga Atomic Power Android (原子力人造人間, Genshi Ryoku Jinzō Ningen) in 1948. The manga and
Mecha
cutting tools – General terms, reference systems, tool and working angles, chip breakers ISO 3002-2:1982 Part 2: Geometry of the active part of cutting tools
List of ISO standards 3000–4999
List_of_ISO_standards_3000–4999
typical experimental graphene NEMS structures taking advantages of its atomic scale thickness has been proposed. Theoretically graphene makes an excellent
Potential applications of graphene
Potential_applications_of_graphene
Structure that repeats in time; a novel type or phase of non-equilibrium matter
periodic in time in the same sense that the pendulum in a pendulum-driven clock is periodic in time. Unlike a pendulum, a time crystal "spontaneously" self-organizes
Time_crystal
Hot!" April 24, 2024 (2024-04-24) Bill dials the clock back to '54 when rock was rollin' and Atomic Fireballs were the new hot thing. Featured cartoons :
List of Toon In with Me episodes (2024)
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Canadian actor (born 1931)
Trek: I'm Working on That: A Trek from Science Fiction to Science Fact, with Chip Walter, 2002, ISBN 0-671-04737-X Up Till Now: The Autobiography, with David
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Garth_Ranzz
contained the patented "10NES" lockout chip: a chip on the cartridge's circuit board which connects to a corresponding chip within the console, once the cartridge
History_of_Nintendo
under the supervision of William Shockley at Bell Labs. 1948: The first atomic clock is developed at the National Bureau of Standards. 1948: Basic oxygen
Timeline of historic inventions
Timeline_of_historic_inventions
Centralized heat distribution system
also drives a steam clock. Work is currently underway to move the facility from natural gas to electric equipment. A large scale district heating system
District_heating
Way to produce very short laser bursts
phase locking of light sources integrated onto chip-scale photonic circuits and applications, such as on-chip Ramsey comb spectroscopy. Fourier-domain mode
Mode_locking
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Boy/Male
English American Hebrew
Bold; Surname derived from Charles.
Boy/Male
English American
Man (from the Old English 'ceorl'). Famous Bearers: American movie star Charles Bronson;...
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Chinn.Chinese : variant of Jin 1.Chinese : Cantonese variant of Qian.Chinese : variant of Qin 1.Chinese : variant of Qin 2.Chinese : variant of Jin 2.Chinese : variant of Jin 3.Korean : there are four Chinese characters for the surname Chin, representing five clans. At least three of the clans have origins in China; most of them migrated to Korea during the Kory{ou} period (ad 918–1392).
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Scale Holder
Female
Japanese
(æµ) Japanese name CHIE means "wisdom."
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
Henry VI, Part 2' Lord Scales.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Jamaican
Chipping Sparrow; Man; Strong Man; A Freeman
Male
Japanese
(富) Japanese name TOMIO means "treasured man."
Girl/Female
African, Arabic
Scale
Male
Hungarian
Pet form of Hungarian Tamás, TOMI means "twin."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Long of time
Surname or Lastname
English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Small.
Boy/Male
English
Peddler; merchant.
Female
Vietnamese
Vietnamese name CHI means "tree branch."
Female
Thai/Siamese
Thai name NGAM-CHIT means "good heart."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English sale ‘hall’, a topographic name for someone living at a hall or manor house, or a metonymic occupational name for someone employed at a hall or manor house.English : from Middle English salwe ‘sallow’ (a tree, a kind of willow), hence a topographic name for someone who lived by a sallow tree, or a habitational name from for example Sale in Greater Manchester, named from the old dative form of this word, in atte sale.French (Salé) : from Old French salé ‘salty’, hence a topographic or occupational name for someone who lived by or worked in a salt marsh, or, in a figurative sense, a nickname for an amusing or witty person.
Boy/Male
Vietnamese
Bird.
Male
English
Short form of English Caleb, CALE means "dog" or "rabid."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Seal 1–4; it is also established as a surname in Ireland.
Boy/Male
Indian
Long of time
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Surname.
Girl/Female
Hebrew Greek English
From Elisheba, meaning either oath of God, or God is satisfaction.
Girl/Female
Afghan, Arabic, Assamese, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Iranian, Kannada, Marathi, Muslim, Parsi, Sindhi, Telugu
Pearl; Sea Shell; Lord Ram's Devotees; Oyster
Boy/Male
Arabic
Good News; Glad Tiding
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Modern
Part of Lord Krishna
Girl/Female
Indian, Tamil
Love
Female
Greek
(Μελαινη) Greek name derived from the word, melaina, MELAINE means "black, dark." In mythology, this is the name of a Naiad Nymph of springs.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Happy
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Assamese, Bengali, Celebrity, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu
Earth
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n.
A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns.
a.
Alt. of Atomical
n.
The graduated series of all the tones, ascending or descending, from the keynote to its octave; -- called also the gamut. It may be repeated through any number of octaves. See Chromatic scale, Diatonic scale, Major scale, and Minor scale, under Chromatic, Diatonic, Major, and Minor.
a.
Scale-winged.
pl.
of Scala
a.
Resembling a scale; also, covered with scales; scaly.
v. t.
To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
n.
One who holds to the atomic philosophy or theory.
n.
A scale insect. (See below.)
n.
Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc.
a.
Covered or abounding with scales; as, a scaly fish.
a.
Having feathers which in form, color, or arrangement somewhat resemble scales; as, the scaled dove.
a.
Composed of scales lying over each other; as, a scaly bulb; covered with scales; as, a scaly stem.
n.
The doctrine of atoms. See Atomic philosophy, under Atomic.
a.
Unaccented; as, an atonic syllable.
v. t.
To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler.
a.
Characterized by atony, or want of vital energy; as, an atonic disease.
n.
A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc.
a.
Without scales, or with the scales removed; as, scaled herring.
imp. & p. p.
of Scale