uprightscale
nounUK /ˈʌpraɪt skeɪl/
US /ˈʌpraɪt skeɪl/
A scale is a tool that tells you how heavy something is, and upright means standing straight up.
The nurse used an uprightscale to weigh the baby while he stood tall.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A weighing device with a tall vertical column and a platform at the bottom.
The old uprightscale in the clinic still works perfectly.
3. A scale that measures height as well as weight when a person stands on it.
The uprightscale showed that she had grown two inches this year.
4. A musical scale that goes upward in pitch.
The piano teacher asked him to play the uprightscale from low to high.