比例尺 meaning in English
1.[测量学] scale; plotting scale; measuring scale; comparing rule; graphical units; proportional scale (地图上某线段与实地相应距离之比, 也叫“缩尺”) 短语和例子
2.(绘图工具) architect's scale; engineer's scale
Examples
- The scale of the map is 1 : 460000 .
这张地图的比例尺是四十六万分之一。 - The ordinate scale is linear in decibels .
纵坐标比例尺以分贝为单位是线性的。 - No more than one length scale may be chosen arbitrarily .
只有一个长度比例尺供任意选择。 - The slope of a line is independent of the scales chosen to prepare the graph .
直线的斜率与绘图所选用的比例尺寸无关。 - A compressed horizontal scale commonly is helpful in seeing stratigraphic changes .
缩小水平比例尺一般有助于观察地层变化。