Editing Scale (section)

==Science ==
===Biology===
* [[Scale (zoology)]], a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals
**[[Fish scale]]
**[[Reptile scale]]
***[[Snake scale]]
* [[Scale (dermatology)]], a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales
* [[Scale (insect anatomy)]], a feature of the wings of moths and butterflies
* Scale, a type of [[trichome]], any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
* [[Bulb]] scale, the storage layers of a plant bulb
* [[Scale insect]], a waxy coated animal that resembles a fish scale

===Chemistry and materials science===
* [[Fouling]], sometimes called {{em|scale}}, a buildup of unwanted substances on a submerged surface
* [[Limescale]], a hard, chalky deposit that often builds up inside kettles, hot water boilers, and pipework
* [[Mill scale]], the flaky surface on hot rolled steel, consisting of iron oxides
* [[Scale (chemistry)]], the range of mass or volume of a chemical reaction or process

===Social sciences===
* [[Rating scale]], a type of informational measurement scale
* [[Scale (analytical tool)]], a concept in the study of complex systems and hierarchy theory
* [[Scale (social sciences)]], a tool for ordering entities by quantitative attributes