scale bar

noun

A graphical representation on a map, drawing or illustration, rather like a ruler, that represents its scale.

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounscale bar (plural scale bars)

plural scale bars

  1. A graphical representation on a map, drawing or illustration, rather like a ruler, that represents its scale.
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: scale bar on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.