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Webster 1913 Edition


Scaling

Scal′ing

(skāl′ĭng)
,
Adj.
1.
Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish;
as, a
scaling
knife
; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler;
as, a
scaling
hammer, bar, etc.
2.
Serving as an aid in clambering;
as, a
scaling
ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Scaling

SCA'LING

, ppr.
1.
Ascending by ladders or steps; storming.
2.
Stripping of scales.
3.
Peeling; paring.

Definition 2024


scaling

scaling

English

Verb

scaling

  1. present participle of scale

Noun

scaling (plural scalings)

  1. The removing of the scales of fish
  2. The formation of a layer of scale on a surface
  3. The removal of a layer of scale from a surface
  4. The measurement of dimensions using a scale
  5. (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities

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