échelle

Definitions of échelle
  1. noun
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
    synonyms: escabeau, escalier
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    types:
    escalier mécanique, escalier roulant
    a stairway whose steps move continuously on a circulating belt
    escalier de secours, porte de secours, sortie de secours
    a stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits exit in the case of fire or other emergency
    escalier
    a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
    type of:
    chemin, passage
    any artifact consisting of a road or path affording passage from one place to another
  2. noun
    steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
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    types:
    échelle de corde
    a ladder with side pieces of rope
    escabeau
    a folding portable ladder hinged at the top
  3. noun
    an ordered reference standard
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    types:
    échelle des salaires
    a schedule of wages paid for different jobs
    type of:
    critère, norme
    a basis for comparison; a reference point against which other things can be evaluated
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