"scaling" in the noun sense
1. scaling, grading
the act of arranging in a graduated series
2. scaling
act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
3. scaling
ascent by or as if by a ladder
"scaling" in the verb sense
1. scale
measure by or as if by a scale
"This bike scales only 25 pounds"
2. scale
pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
3. scale
take by attacking with scaling ladders
"The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
4. scale, surmount
reach the highest point of
"We scaled the Mont Blanc"
5. scale
climb up by means of a ladder
6. scale, descale
remove the scales from
"scale fish"
7. scale
measure with or as if with scales
"scale the gold"
8. scale
size or measure according to a scale
"This model must be scaled down"
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