The term 'scale' can refer to a variety of things, including a LEAF (LEAF), the act of peeling (PEEL), a thin layer of material (FILM), a LADDER (LADDER), a type of vehicle (ESCALADE), a RANGE (RANGE), an EXTENT (EXTENT), a DEGREE (DEGREE), a MEASURE (MEASURE), a PROPORTION (PROPORTION), the act of surmounting (SURMOUNT), a MEASURE of hardness (MOHS), a group (GOUP), a type of commerce (MERCE), the act of climbing (CLIMB), a FLAKE (FLAKE), a GAMUT (GAMUT), the act of ascending (ASCEND), a type of scale (SQUAMA), a MEASURE of earthquake magnitude (RICHTER), the act of sliding (SLIDING), the act of climbing up (CLIMBUP), a WEIGHER (WEIGHER), and a RANGE of numbers (RANGEOFNUMBERS).