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Definition of Track scale

Track scale
Track Track, n. [OF. trac track of horses, mules, trace of animals; of Teutonic origin; cf.D. trek a drawing, trekken to draw, travel, march, MHG. trechen, pret. trach. Cf. Trick.] 1. A mark left by something that has passed along; as, the track, or wake, of a ship; the track of a meteor; the track of a sled or a wheel. The bright track of his fiery car. --Shak. 2. A mark or impression left by the foot, either of man or beast; trace; vestige; footprint. Far from track of men. --Milton. 3. (Zo["o]l.) The entire lower surface of the foot; -- said of birds, etc. 4. A road; a beaten path. Behold Torquatus the same track pursue. --Dryden. 5. Course; way; as, the track of a comet. 6. A path or course laid out for a race, for exercise, etc. 7. (Railroad) The permanent way; the rails. 8. [Perhaps a mistake for tract.] A tract or area, as of land. [Obs.] ``Small tracks of ground.' --Fuller. Track scale, a railway scale. See under Railway.

Meaning of Track scale from wikipedia

- G scale or G gauge, also called large scale (45 mm or 1+3⁄4 inches), is a track gauge for model railways which is often used for outdoor garden railways...
- rails. The scale 1:148 defines the rail-to-rail gauge equal to 9 mm exactly (at the cost of scale exactness), so when calculating the rail or track use 1:160...
- (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge tracks and trains in HO. The name HO comes from 1:87 scale being half that of O scale, which was originally the smallest...
- O-scale rolling stock with minor regional scale differences—manufacturers support their rolling stock with track made to the same regional scales, so...
- track. For dynamic track scales with force sensors, several force sensors are drilled and pressed into the track. When a train p****es over the scales...
- TT scale (from "table top") is a model railroading scale at 1:120 scale with a track gauge of 12 mm between the rails. It is placed between HO scale (1:87)...
- Z scale is one of the smallest commercially available model railway scales (1:220), with a track gauge of 6.5 mm / 0.256 in. Introduced by Märklin in 1972...
- scales used to weigh loaded railroad cars. Scale test cars are of a precisely known weight so that the track scale can be calibrated against them. Cars are...
- several 4 mm-scale standards (4 mm to 1 ft (304.8 mm), or 1:76.2), and the only one to be marketed by major manufacturers. The OO track gauge of 16.5 mm...
- S scale (or S gauge) is a model railroad scale modeled at 1:64 scale, S scale track gauge (space between the rails) is 22.48 mm (0.885 in). S gauge trains...