Definition of Scaling

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Scaling

of Scale

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.

Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place.

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Scaling Quotations

Winners take time to relish their work, knowing that scaling the mountain is what makes the view from the top so exhilarating.
Denis Waitley

I think that zinc white has a property of scaling and cracking.
Edward Hopper

What emerged, of course, was that the magnitude scale presupposed that all earthquakes were alike except for a constant scaling factor. And this proved to be closer to the truth than we expected.
Charles Francis Richter

I think the most difficult thing had been scaling the infrastructure. Trying to support the response we had received from our users and the number of people that were interested in using the software.
Shawn Fanning

The best proof of the high quality of American beef is the continued negative BSE findings supported by the highest surveillance possible. The administration should be working to increase our surveillance of BSE, not scaling it back.
Rosa DeLauro

I would be surprised to see the White House scaling back on anything. That would be an admission they are operating from a position of weakness.
Rich Galen

Scaling Translations

scaling in French is escaladant
scaling in Spanish is escalada

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