scala

Definitions of scala
  1. noun
    a way of access (upward and downward) consisting of a set of steps
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    types:
    fuga, gradinata, scalinata
    a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
    type of:
    passaggio, strada, via
    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
  3. noun
    an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
    synonyms: squama
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    type of:
    indicatore, lampeggiatore
    a device for showing the operating condition of some system
  4. noun
    the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
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