"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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