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scale bar

scale bar noun: a graphical representation on a map, drawing or illustration, rather like a ruler, that represents its scale.

Noun

scale bar (plural scale bars)

  1. A graphical representation on a map, drawing or illustration, rather like a ruler, that represents its scale.

Forms of scale bar

pluralscale bars

Questions about scale bar

What does scale bar mean?
Scale bar means a graphical representation on a map, drawing or illustration, rather like a ruler, that represents its scale.
What part of speech is scale bar?
Scale bar is a noun.
What is the plural of scale bar?
The plural of scale bar is scale bars.

Words near scale bar in the dictionary

  1. scale
  2. scale armor
  3. scale armors
  4. scale armour
  5. scale back
  6. scale bar
  7. scale bark
  8. scale bars
  9. scale cube
  10. scale cubes
  11. scale degree

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