scalage vs idea

scalage and idea both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
scalage	Yes	No	No	No
idea	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, idea is a hypernym of scalage; that is, idea is a word with a broader meaning than scalage:

Other hypernyms of scalage include approximation, estimate, estimation.

scalage (noun)	idea (noun)
the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
estimation of the amount of lumber in a log	your intention; what you intend to do
	an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
	a personal view
	(music) melodic subject of a musical composition