scaling
noun
[ ˈskeɪlɪŋ ]
• the removal of the scales from something.
• "fresh fish processing is highly labour-intensive, mainly in the scaling"
• the formation of scales, especially on the skin.
• "moisturizers can ease drying and scaling"
scaling
adjective
• (especially of skin or paint) tending to crack and come away in thin pieces.
• "do not paint over loose or scaling paint"
scale
verb
• remove scale or scales from.
• "he scales the fish and removes the innards"
• (especially of the skin) form scales.
• "the skin may scale and peel away with itching, stinging, or burning sensations in the infected area"
Origin:
Middle English: shortening of Old French escale, from the Germanic base of scale2.
scale
verb
• weigh a specified weight.
• "some men scaled less than ninety pounds"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘drinking cup’, surviving in South African English): from Old Norse skál ‘bowl’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch schaal, German Schale ‘bowl’, also to English dialect shale ‘dish’.
scale
verb
• climb up or over (something high and steep).
• "thieves scaled a high fence"
Similar:
climb,
ascend,
go up,
go over,
clamber up,
shin (up),
scramble up,
mount,
shinny (up),
escalade,
• represent in proportional dimensions; reduce or increase in size according to a common scale.
• estimate the amount of timber that will be produced from (a log or uncut tree).
• "the operators were accustomed to having their logs scaled for inventory control"
Origin:
late Middle English: from Latin scala ‘ladder’ (the verb via Old French escaler or medieval Latin scalare ‘climb’), from the base of Latin scandere ‘to climb’.
