length scale

noun

A particular length or distance whose value is determined to one order of magnitude (or to very few orders of magnitude)

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Meanings

nounlength scale (plural length scales)

plural length scales

  1. natural sciencesA particular length or distance whose value is determined to one order of magnitude (or to very few orders of magnitude)
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APA

length scale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/length%20scale

MLA

“length scale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/length%20scale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “length scale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/length%20scale.

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