schaal

Definitions of schaal
  1. noun
    a scale with eight notes in an octave; all but two are separated by whole tones
    synonyms: gamma, ladder, scala, toonladder, toonschaal
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    types:
    durtoonladder, grotetertstoonladder
    a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 3rd and 4th and 7th and 8th
    moltoonschaal
    a diatonic scale with notes separated by whole tones except for the 2nd and 3rd and 5th and 6th
  2. noun
    a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
    synonyms: plateau, tableau
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    kom
    a dish that is round and open at the top for serving foods
    botervloot, vloot
    a small dish (often with a cover) for holding butter at the table
    eenpansmaaltijd, kasserol, kastrol, ovenschaal, ovenschotel, stoofpan
    large deep dish in which food can be cooked and served
    juskom, sauskom
    a dish (often boat-shaped) for serving gravy or sauce
    petrischaal
    a shallow dish used to culture bacteria
    suikerpot
    a dish in which sugar is served
    vingerkommetje
    small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table
    beslagkom, mengbak
    bowl used with an electric mixer
    slabak, slakom
    a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad
    soepkom
    a bowl for serving soup
    dekschaal, terrine
    large deep serving dish with a cover; for serving soups and stews
    type of:
    container, laadkist
    any object that can be used to hold things (especially a large metal boxlike object of standardized dimensions that can be loaded from one form of transport to another)
  3. noun
    a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity
    synonyms: balans, waag, weegschaal
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    types:
    microbalans
    balance for weighing very small objects
    veerbalans
    a balance that measure weight by the tension on a helical spring
    ponder, ponterstok, unster, weeghaak
    a portable balance consisting of a pivoted bar with arms of unequal length
    type of:
    weegtoestel
    a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
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