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scale vs logarithmic scale

logarithmic scale vs scale

scale and logarithmic scale both are nouns.

scale is a verb but logarithmic scale is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
scale Yes No Yes No
logarithmic scale Yes No No No
As nouns, logarithmic scale is a hyponym of scale; that is, logarithmic scale is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than scale:
  • scale: an ordered reference standard
  • logarithmic scale: scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers
scale (noun) logarithmic scale (noun)
a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals scale on which actual distances from the origin are proportional to the logarithms of the corresponding scale numbers
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
relative magnitude
the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
an ordered reference standard
scale (verb) logarithmic scale (verb)
measure with or as if with scales
size or measure according to a scale
remove the scales from
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
climb up by means of a ladder
reach the highest point of
take by attacking with scaling ladders
measure by or as if by a scale
Difference between scale and logarithmic scale

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