timescale

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A form of time scale — A series of events used as a rough measure of duration.

OriginEnglish scale ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla →
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Meanings

nountimescale (plural timescales)

plural timescales

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of time scale.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*deh₂y-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dih₂-mon-
  4. Proto-Germanic*tīmô
  5. Proto-West Germanic*tīmō
  6. Old Englishtīma
  7. Middle Englishtyme
  8. Englishtime
  9. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  11. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  12. Latinscāla
  13. Middle Englishscale
  14. Englishscale
  15. Englishtimescale

From time + scale.

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APA

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

MLA

“timescale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timescale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “timescale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/timescale.

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