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scala

/ˈskɑlɑ/

scala noun: ladder; sequence.

Noun

scala (plural scalas or scalae)

  1. Ladder; sequence.
  2. Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
  3. A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: Scala

Scala (plural Scalas)

  1. A surname from Italian.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Scala

IPA/ˈskɑːlə/

Scala

  1. A statically-typed multi-paradigm programming language designed to run on the JVM.
    • Scala started life in 2001 as a research project at EPFL in Switzerland. It was released publicly in 2004 after an internal release in 2003.2017, Toby Weston, Scala for Java Developers: A Practical Primer, Apress, →ISBN, page 5

scala meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

scala in Hindi

स्केला, स्काला, स्कैला

scala in Tamil

ஏணிக்கட்டு, ஏணிக்கட்டு அளவன், அளவன்

scala in Marathi

स्कॅला, स्केला, स्काला

scala in Urdu

اسکالا, اسکلا
More languagesFewer languages
scala in Bengali
স্কালা, স্কেলা
scala in Telugu
స్కాలా, స్కలా, స్కేలా
scala in Malayalam
സ്കാല, സ്കാലാ
scala in Kannada
ಸ್ಕಾಲಾ, ಸ್ಕಲಾ, ಸ್ಕೇಲಾ
scala in Punjabi
ਸਕੈਲਾ, ਸਕੇਲਾ
scala in Gujarati
સ્કેલા, સ્કાલા, સ્કૅલા
scala in Odia
ସ୍କାଲା, ସ୍କେଲା
scala in Nepali
स्काला, स्केला, स्कला

Forms of scala

Noun
pluralscalas
pluralscalae
Proper noun
pluralScalas

Origin of scala

Borrowed from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of scale.

* As an Italian surname, from Scala. * As a Slavic and Jewish surname, from Polish Skała, Czech Skála, Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak Skala.

Blend of scalable + language.

Phrases with scala

Questions about scala

What does scala mean?
Scala means ladder; sequence.
What is scala in Hindi?
Scala in Hindi is स्केला, स्काला, स्कैला. See Scala meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is scala?
Scala can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce scala?
Scala is pronounced /ˈskɑlɑ/.
What is the plural of scala?
The plural of scala is scalas.

Words near scala in the dictionary

  1. scaithed
  2. scaithing
  3. scaithless
  4. scaiths
  5. scal
  6. scala
  7. scala naturae
  8. Scala Nuova
  9. scala tympani
  10. scala tympanis
  11. scala vestibuli

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: scala (page history and authors); Scala (page history and authors); scala (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); scala (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); scala (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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