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The term antonym (and the related antonymy) is commonly taken to be synonymous with opposite, but antonym also has other more restricted meanings. Graded (or gradable) antonyms are word pairs whose meanings are opposite and which lie on a continuous spectrum (hot, cold).
The concept of diseconomies of scale is the opposite of economies of scale. It occurs when economies of scale become dysfunctional for a firm. [1] In business, diseconomies of scale [2] are the features that lead to an increase in average costs as a business grows beyond a certain size.
Scale (zoology), a rigid plate which grows out of the skin of various animals Fish scale; Reptile scale. Snake scale; Scale (dermatology), a secondary skin lesion in humans that resembles animal scales; Scale (insect anatomy), a feature of the wings of moths and butterflies; Scale, a type of trichome, any flat epidermal outgrowth in botany
Keeled scales of a colubrid snake (banded water snake; Nerodia fasciata) In zoology, a scale (Ancient Greek: λεπίς, romanized: lepís; Latin: squāma) is a small rigid plate that grows out of an animal's skin to provide protection. In lepidopterans (butterflies and moths), scales are plates on the surface of the insect wing, and provide ...
Humans are animals, despite the fact that the word animal is colloquially used as an antonym for human. [178] [179] Ecosystems do not naturally move back towards an equilibrium using negative feedback. [180] The concept of an inherent "balance of nature" has been superseded by chaos theory. [181]
Scales form in the RO or desalination plants occurs when the ionic product of sparingly dissolved salts in the concentrated flow equals or exceeds its solubility product. The extent and degree of scaling phenomena are determined not only by the supersaturation conditions that occurred, but also by the precipitation kinetics.
Mixolydian mode may refer to one of three things: the name applied to one of the ancient Greek harmoniai or tonoi, based on a particular octave species or scale; one of the medieval church modes; or a modern musical mode or diatonic scale, related to the medieval mode. (The Hypomixolydian mode of medieval music, by contrast, has no modern ...
Polynoidae is a family of marine Polychaete worms known as "scale worms" due to the scale-like elytra on the dorsal surface. Almost 900 species are currently recognised belonging to 9 subfamilies and 167 genera. [1] They are active hunters, but generally dwell in protected environments such as under stones.