subscale

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noun

A subdivision of a scale.

OriginEnglish scale ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla →
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Meanings

nounsubscale (plural subscales)

plural subscales · alternative sub-scale

  1. A subdivision of a scale.

Origin

  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  6. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  7. Latinscāla
  8. Middle Englishscale
  9. Englishscale
  10. Englishsubscale

From sub- + scale.

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APA

subscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subscale

MLA

“subscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subscale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subscale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subscale.

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