name
Meaning 1
A surname from Italian.
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Standard Lemma guide
scala
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/ˈskɑlɑ/
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/ˈskɑːlə/
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CMU ARPABET: S K AA1 L AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
name
Meaning 2
A statically-typed multi-paradigm programming language designed to run on the JVM.
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Topics: computer-languages, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
Ladder; sequence.
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noun
Meaning 4
Ladder-like structure in the cochlea of a mammal's ear.
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Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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noun
Meaning 5
A machine formerly used for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
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History
Etymology
* As an Italian surname, from Scala. * As a Slavic and Jewish surname, from Polish Skała, Czech Skála, Carpathian Rusyn and Slovak Skala.
Blend of scalable + language.
Borrowed from Latin scāla (“ladder”). Doublet of scale.