a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.) |
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks | punishment for one's actions |
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass | any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds |
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | (music) the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds) |
(music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
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 | |