WordNet sense 1 (an ordered reference standard):

graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement

WordNet sense 2 (a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin):

scale leaf

WordNet sense 3 (a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin):

scurf, exfoliation

WordNet sense 4 ((music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)):

musical scale

WordNet sense 5 (a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass):

weighing machine

WordNet sense 6 (a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)):

plate, shell

WordNet sense 7 (reach the highest point of):

surmount

WordNet sense 8 (remove the scales from):

descale