a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals | footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material |
an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks | U-shaped plate nailed to underside of horse's hoof |
a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass | a restraint provided when the brake linings are moved hydraulically against the brake drum to retard the wheel's rotation |
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | (card games) a case from which playing cards are dealt one at a time |
(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 | |