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Maßstab

scale, ruler

noun MAHS-shtahp Rare
Numbers & Measures Measurements

Also means

standard, benchmark

Usage Note

Maßstab is the scale of a map or model (im Maßstab eins zu hundert) and figuratively a yardstick or standard. Maßstaebe setzen means to set standards. Plural takes the umlaut: Maßstaebe.

Examples

"Die Karte hat einen Maßstab von eins zu tausend."

Natural Translation

The map has a scale of one to a thousand.

Literal Translation

The map has a scale of one to thousand.

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