Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of one who scales or climbs.

  2. (countable, uncountable)The removing of the scales of fish.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.

  5. (countable, uncountable)The measurement of dimensions using a scale.

  6. (countable, uncountable)The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.

  7. (countable, uncountable)The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.

  8. (countable, uncountable)The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.

More definitions
  • ascent by or as if by a ladder
  • act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
  • the act of arranging in a graduated series

Examples

2 sentences
  1. One day his father gave him a pretty little scaling knife.

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  2. Spain is following Italy in talking about scaling back coronavirus restrictions as its numbers start to recede.

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Forms

plural: scalings
Singularscaling
Pluralscalings

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of arranging in a graduated series:grading

Word family

9 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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