Length
- Architect's scale, a ruler-like device which facilitates the production of technical drawings
- Engineer's scale, a ruler-like device similar to the Architect's scale, they are helpful when drawing rooms
- Linear scale, a means of showing the scale of a map, chart, or drawing
- Vernier scale, a scale that allows for higher precision than a uniformly-divided straight or circular measurement scale
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)