Definitions for scaling

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. scaling, grading(noun)

    the act of arranging in a graduated series

  2. scaling(noun)

    act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale

  3. scaling(noun)

    ascent by or as if by a ladder

Wiktionary

  1. scaling(Noun)

    The removing of the scales of fish

  2. scaling(Noun)

    The formation of a layer of scale on a surface

  3. scaling(Noun)

    The removal of a layer of scale from a surface

  4. scaling(Noun)

    The measurement of dimensions using a scale

  5. scaling(Noun)

    The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities

Webster Dictionary

  1. Scaling(u)

    of Scale

  2. Scaling(adj)

    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

  3. Scaling(adj)

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


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