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Scaling

noun/skˈeɪlɪŋ/
Definition
the act of arranging in a graduated series
act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/skˈeɪlɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/skˈeɪlɪŋ/
🇮🇳Indian English
/skˈeɪlɪŋ/
2 syllables Say it as /skˈeɪlɪŋ/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
nounthe act of arranging in a graduated series
nounact of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
nounascent by or as if by a ladder
verbmeasure by or as if by a scale
“This bike scales only 25 pounds”
verbpattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
verbtake by attacking with scaling ladders
“The troops scaled the walls of the fort”
verbreach the highest point of
“We scaled the Mont Blanc”
verbclimb up by means of a ladder
verbremove the scales from
“scale fish”
verbmeasure with or as if with scales
“scale the gold”
verbsize or measure according to a scale
“This model must be scaled down”
Word Forms
gradeverbassign a rank or rating to
scaleverbmeasure by or as if by a scale
scalenouna measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
scalagenounthe act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension
scalingnounact of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Skalierung
der Akt des Ordnens in einer abgestuften Reihe
🇫🇷French
mise à l'échelle
le fait d'organiser une série graduée
🇪🇸Spanish
escalada
el acto de organizar en una serie graduada
🇮🇹Italian
ridimensionamento
l'atto di disporre in una serie graduata
🇳🇱Dutch
schaalvergroting
het arrangeren van een gegradueerde serie
🇵🇹Portuguese
dimensionamento
o ato de organizar em uma série graduada
🇷🇺Russian
масштабирование
акт аранжировки в градуированной серии
India
🇮🇳Hindi
स्केलिंग
स्नातक श्रृंखला में व्यवस्थित करने का कार्य
🇧🇩Bengali
স্কেলিং
একটি স্নাতক সিরিজে ব্যবস্থা করার কাজ
🇮🇳Tamil
அளவிடுதல்
பட்டம் பெற்ற தொடரில் ஏற்பாடு செய்யும் செயல்
🇮🇳Telugu
స్కేలింగ్
గ్రాడ్యుయేట్ సిరీస్‌లో ఏర్పాటు చేసే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
स्केलिंग
पदवीधर मालिकेत व्यवस्था करण्याची क्रिया
🇮🇳Gujarati
માપન
સ્નાતક શ્રેણીમાં ગોઠવવાનું કાર્ય
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸ್ಕೇಲಿಂಗ್
ಪದವಿ ಪಡೆದ ಸರಣಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಜೋಡಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സ്കെയിലിംഗ്
ഒരു ബിരുദ പരമ്പരയിൽ ക്രമീകരിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਕੇਲਿੰਗ
ਇੱਕ ਗ੍ਰੈਜੂਏਟ ਲੜੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧ ਕਰਨ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ
🇵🇰Urdu
پیمانہ کاری
گریجویٹ سیریز میں ترتیب دینے کا عمل
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
缩放
排列成分级系列的行为
🇯🇵Japanese
スケーリング
段階的なシリーズに配置する行為
🇰🇷Korean
스케일링
점진적인 시리즈로 편곡하는 행위
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chia tỷ lệ
hành động sắp xếp trong một chuỗi tốt nghiệp
🇹🇭Thai
การปรับขนาด
การจัดชุดแบบสำเร็จการศึกษา
🇮🇩Indonesian
penskalaan
tindakan mengatur dalam rangkaian bertingkat
🇲🇾Malay
penskalaan
perbuatan menyusun dalam siri yang berijazah
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
التحجيم
فعل الترتيب في سلسلة متدرجة
🇮🇷Persian
پوسته پوسته شدن
عمل تنظیم در یک سریال مدرج
🇹🇷Turkish
ölçeklendirme
dereceli bir seri halinde düzenleme eylemi
🇮🇱Hebrew
דֵרוּג
פעולת העיבוד בסדרה בוגרת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scaling'?
The primary meaning of 'scaling' is 'the act of arranging in a graduated series'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scaling' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scaling' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scaling' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scaling' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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