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scale vs chip

chip vs scale

scale and chip both are nouns.

scale and chip both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale Yes No Yes No
chip Yes No Yes No
As nouns, chip is a hypernym of scale; that is, chip is a word with a broader meaning than scale:
  • scale: a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
  • chip: a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Other hypernyms of scale include bit, flake, fleck, scrap.
scale (noun) chip (noun)
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals the act of chipping something
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks (golf) a low running approach shot
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass electronic equipment consisting of a small crystal of a silicon semiconductor fabricated to carry out a number of electronic functions in an integrated circuit
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) a small disk-shaped counter used to represent money when gambling
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) a triangular wooden float attached to the end of a log line
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin a mark left after a small piece has been chopped or broken off of something
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin a thin crisp slice of potato fried in deep fat
relative magnitude a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it a piece of dried bovine dung
an ordered reference standard
scale (verb) chip (verb)
measure with or as if with scales break a small piece off from
size or measure according to a scale break off (a piece from a whole)
remove the scales from form by chipping
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard cut a nick into
climb up by means of a ladder play a chip shot
reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale
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