squamule vs scale

scale vs squamule

squamule and scale both are nouns.

squamule is not a verb while scale is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
squamule	Yes	No	No	No
scale	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scale is a hypernym of squamule; that is, scale is a word with a broader meaning than squamule:

squamule: a minute scale
scale: a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin

Other hypernyms of squamule include scale leaf.

squamule (noun)	scale (noun)
a minute scale	a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
	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

squamule (verb)	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

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