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κλίμακα
scale /ˈkli.ma.ka/
nounB2#2949 most common
Also: ladder, staircase
Example sentences
Η κλίμακα είναι ψηλή.
The ladder is tall.
Ανέβηκα στην κλίμακα για να φτάσω τη βιβλιοθήκη.
I climbed the ladder to reach the bookshelf.
Ο χάρτης έχει κλίμακα ένα προς εκατό χιλιάδες.
The map has a scale of one to one hundred thousand.
Ο σεισμός είχε ένταση έξι βαθμών στην κλίμακα Ρίχτερ.
The earthquake measured six degrees on the Richter scale.
Η μουσική κλίμακα ντο μείζονος αποτελείται από επτά νότες.
The C major musical scale consists of seven notes.
Η μεταρρύθμιση εφαρμόστηκε σε ευρεία κλίμακα σε ολόκληρη τη χώρα.
The reform was rolled out on a broad scale across the whole country.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | η κλίμακα | οι κλίμακες |
| Genitive | της κλίμακας | των κλιμάκων |
| Accusative | την κλίμακα | τις κλίμακες |
| Vocative | κλίμακα | κλίμακες |
Word family
κλίμαclimate
κλίνωto lean, to incline
κλίσηinclination, slope, or grammatical declension
κλιμακωτόςstepped, terraced, graduated
κλιμάκωσηescalation, gradual buildup
Etymology
Κλίμακα comes from ancient Greek κλῖμαξ (klîmax), meaning ladder or staircase. It was formed from the verb κλίνω, meaning to lean or incline. English borrowed the Greek word directly as climax, once a rhetorical term for a series of rising steps, before it settled into its modern sense of a peak. The same root gave κλίμα, meaning slope or region, which is the source of English climate.
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