scaling

Pluralscalings (some meanings)

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The act of climbing up something tall and steep, like a wall or cliff.

   Like climbing a tall ladder, but up a much bigger, steeper surface.

   The scaling of the fortress walls happened under cover of night.

   Their scaling of the sheer cliff was captured by a drone overhead.

   Similarclimbing, ascent

   Oppositedescent

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2. 2
   verb

   Present participle of scale. Use this -ing form for an action happening right now.

   The climbers are scaling the rock face this afternoon.

   We are scaling the recipe up to feed fifty guests.

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3. 3
   nouncountable or uncountable

   The job of taking a hard crusty layer off a surface, like inside a kettle.

   Like scraping the hard crust off the bottom of an old pan.

   Regular scaling keeps the boiler running smoothly.

   The plumber recommended scaling to clear the blocked pipes.

   Similardescaling

4. 4
   noununcountable

   The slow build-up of a hard crusty layer on a surface over time.

   Like the white crust that slowly builds up around a faucet.

   Hard water causes scaling inside the heating element.

   Scaling on the pipe walls slowly reduced the water flow.

   Similarfurring, encrustation, fouling

   Oppositedescaling

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   The job of taking the small flat plates off a fish before cooking.

   Like peeling the skin off a vegetable before cooking it.

   The scaling of the catch took all morning at the dock.

   He finished the scaling before gutting the fish.

   Similardescaling

6. 6
   noununcountable

   Measuring the size of something using a marked ruler or tool.

   Like using a ruler to find out exactly how long something is.

   Careful scaling of the drawing gave the exact room sizes.

   The map's scaling lets you read real distances directly.

   Similarmeasurement

7. 7
   noununcountable

   Adjusting raw numbers so they fit an expected pattern, like exam marks.

   Like nudging everyone's marks up when a test turned out too hard.

   The school applied scaling to the exam marks after a difficult paper.

   Without scaling, scores from different years can't be compared fairly.

   Similarnormalization, standardization, moderation

8. 8
   noununcountable

   Rewriting an equation using numbers that have no units.

   Like turning a recipe into ratios instead of cups and ounces.

   Scaling lets engineers see which parts of the equation matter most.

   After scaling, the formula contained only pure numbers.

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9. 9
   noununcountable

   Setting the aiming sights on a ship's guns so they hit the target.

   Like adjusting the sight on a dart gun so it hits the target.

   Scaling of the guns finished just before the battle began.

   Good scaling helped the crew hit the target with the first shot.

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