escala

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) ladder (a frame, usually portable, of wood, metal, or rope, used for ascent and descent)
2. (feminine) scale (an ordered, usually numerical sequence used for measurement, means of assigning a magnitude)
3. (feminine) scale (a series of notes spanning an octave)
4. (feminine) ladder, hierarchy (of a company, of the military)
5. (feminine) scale (the ratio of depicted distance to actual distance)
6. (feminine) scale (size; scope)

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of escalar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of escalar:

Concepts

scale

stopover

ladder

port of call

range

layover

stop

intermediate stop

see hacer escala en

gamut

scaling

musical scale

step

tone

whole step

whole tone

straight

graduated table

ordered series

scale of measurement

mooring

parking

balance

carapace

libra

scales

weighing scale

Hyphenated as

es‧ca‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/esˈkala/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin scāla. Cognates include French échelle.

Sentences

Se especializa en proyectos comerciales de gran escala .

He specializes in large-scale commercial projects.