scaling
The act of one who scales or climbsThe act of one who scales or climbs.
» One day his father gave him a pretty little scaling knife.
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8 senses(countable, uncountable)The act of one who scales or climbs.
(countable, uncountable)The removing of the scales of fish.
(countable, uncountable)The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
(countable, uncountable)The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
(countable, uncountable)The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
(countable, uncountable)The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
(countable, uncountable)The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
(countable, uncountable)The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.
- 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 sentencesOne day his father gave him a pretty little scaling knife.
Spain is following Italy in talking about scaling back coronavirus restrictions as its numbers start to recede.
Forms
plural: scalingsSynonyms
1 synonyms- the act of arranging in a graduated series:grading
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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