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scalings

/ˈskeɪlɪŋz/

scalings is the plural of scaling.

Meaning of scaling

Noun

scaling (countable and uncountable, plural scalings)

  1. The act of one who scales or climbs.
    • The daring adventures of the American people in their scalings of the Alps and the Rocky mountains and in their swimmings across the Niagara rapids […]1909, Swami Rama Tirtha, In Woods of God-realization: The pole star within, 7th edition
  2. The removing of the scales of fish.
  3. The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
  4. The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
  5. The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
  6. The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.

See all 8 meanings of scaling

Questions about scalings

What is scalings the plural of?
Scalings is the plural of scaling.
How do you pronounce scalings?
Scalings is pronounced /ˈskeɪlɪŋz/.

Words near scalings in the dictionary

  1. scaling ladder
  2. scaling ladders
  3. scaling off
  4. scaling out
  5. scaling up
  6. scalings
  7. scaliola
  8. Scalis
  9. Scalise
  10. Scalises
  11. scall

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