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Definition: SCALA |
SCALANoun1. A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea. 2. A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus. |
Date "SCALA" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references) |
Etymology: Scala \Sca"la\, noun; plural Scal[ae]. [Latin expression, ladder.]. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Medicine | Any instrument for measurement. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Crosswords: SCALA |
| English words defined with "SCALA": Reissner's membrane ♦ Scalae. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "SCALA": Cochlear Aqueduct, Cochlear Duct ♦ intracochlear electrode, intracochlear implant, invasive electrode ♦ Saccule and Utricle, scala tympani electrode, scala tympani implant ♦ tunnel of Corti. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "SCALA": Scalary. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "SCALA" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Cornish (bowl), Dutch (gamut, key, scale), Italian (graduation, ladder, run, Scala, scale, stair, staircase, stairs, stairway, standard). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | ...und abends in die Scala (1958) Scala - total verrückt (1958) Regina della scala (1937) La Scala (1931) Tomorrow La Scala! (2002) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Interior view of the Teatro alla Scala, Milan, Italy. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Radio frequency scala" by Nick Lobeck Commentary: "A nice round scala from a radio frequency meter ... i can rotate the red line to every position, please contact me if you want another station ;) nick@voo.ch." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Economic History | Romania | Microsoft and Oracle lead the import market, being followed by SAP (Germany), Scala (Sweden), Informix (U.S.), Baan (The Netherlands), and several Japanese companies. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "SCALA" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 98.95% of the time. "SCALA" is used about 95 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 98.95% | 94 | 33,845 |
| Noun (singular) | 1.05% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 95 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "SCALA" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Scala | Last name | 1,000 | 9,503 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| Netherlands | Scala Business Solutions N.V. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "SCALA": Automatic Road Analyzer Con l'A.R.A.N.è possibile definire,per ogni tipo di strada una scala di regolarità a cui riferirsi sia nell'accettare i nuovi lavori che nel decidere il momento in cui effettuare gli interventi di manutenzione. ♦ scala tympani ♦ scala tympani electrode ♦ scala tympani implant ♦ scala vestibuli. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
scala | 157 | scala software | 6 |
la scala | 127 | gown scala | 6 |
dress scala | 37 | alzata per scala | 6 |
scala hat | 31 | pedata per scala | 6 |
antenna scala | 18 | dress prom scala | 5 |
klipsch la scala | 18 | lego scala | 5 |
teatro alla scala | 14 | agfa scala | 5 |
la scala restaurant | 13 | scala font | 5 |
rudy la scala | 13 | la scala opera | 5 |
la scala milan | 11 | la nancy scala | 4 |
gia scala | 10 | autograph la scala | 4 |
rock scala | 10 | scala sex | 4 |
la production scala | 9 | scala web | 4 |
reale scala | 8 | collins la live phil scala | 3 |
actress scala | 8 | baile scala | 3 |
collection scala | 7 | palazzo la scala | 3 |
house la opera scala | 7 | regia scala | 3 |
concord la scala | 7 | la scala teatro | 3 |
pedata scala | 6 | kathrein scala | 3 |
collection hat scala | 6 | agfa scala 200 | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "SCALA"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | skala (dial, graduated scale, scale), trappe (staircase, stairs), inddeling (gauge, scale). (various references) | |
Dutch | scala (gamut, key, scale). (various references) | |
French | rampe (scale), échelle (scale). (various references) | |
German | Scala (scale). (various references) | |
Italian | scala (graduation, ladder, run, scale, stair, staircase, stairs, stairway, standard). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | alascay.(various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "SCALA": scalable, scalably, scalade, scalades, scalado, scalados, scalage, scalages, scalar, scalare, scalares, scalariform, scalariformly, scalars, scalawag, scalawags. (additional references) | |
Words containing "SCALA": deescalate, deescalated, deescalates, deescalating, deescalation, deescalations, escalade, escaladed, escalader, escaladers, escalades, escalading, escalate, escalated, escalates, escalating, escalation, escalations, escalator, escalators, escalatory, reescalate, reescalated, reescalates, reescalating, reescalation, reescalations, unscalable. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "SCALA" (pronounced 'Sca"la'): Ala, Algarovilla, Ampulla, Angola, Armilla, Arolla, Axilla, Bandala, Banderilla, Barilla, bengola, Beteela, Bulla, Cabrilla, Calcavella, Calla, Camarilla, Canella, Capella, Cappella, Carambola, Cedilla, Cella, Chinchilla, Cicala, Claribella, Coccinella, Codilla, Columbella, Columella, Coronilla, Fibrilla, flotilla, Fovilla, Fringilla, gala, Gentianella, gorgonzola, gorilla, granadilla, guerilla, Gula, koala, lamella, Lirella, Locustella, mammilla, mandola, mantilla, Manzanilla. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-l-s" | |
-1 letter: aals, alas, casa, lacs. | |
-2 letters: aal, aas, ala, als, lac, las, sac, sal. | |
-3 letters: aa, al, as, la. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-l-s" | |
+1 letter: cabals, calash, calesa, callas, canals, casual, causal, coalas, craals, jacals, lascar, pascal, rascal, sacral, scalar. | |
+2 letters: accusal, acetals, alcades, alcaics, alpacas, anlaces, apicals, asocial, cabalas, calamus, calcars, calesas, callans, calpacs, camails, canolas, canulas, carpals, casuals, catalos, causals, chalahs, challas, chasmal, cicalas, clausal, cloacas, coastal, facials, fascial, faucals, galyacs, jacales, jackals, lactams, lactase, lacunas, lascars, maculas, palaces, pascals, paschal, rascals, sacrals, scalade, scalado, scalage, scalare, scalars, scandal, scapula, spacial, vascula. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
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