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Webster 1913 Edition
Scaling
Scal′ing
(skāl′ĭng)
, Adj.
1.
Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish;
as, a
; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; scaling
knifeas, a
scaling
hammer, bar, etc.2.
Serving as an aid in clambering;
as, a
. scaling
ladder, used in assaulting a fortified placeWebster 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
- present participle of scale
Noun
scaling (plural scalings)
- The removing of the scales of fish
- The formation of a layer of scale on a surface
- The removal of a layer of scale from a surface
- The measurement of dimensions using a scale
- (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities