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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

scaling
    n 1: the act of arranging in a graduated series [syn: scaling,
         grading]
    2: act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a
       scale
    3: ascent by or as if by a ladder

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scale \Scale\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
   Scaling.]
   To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also,
   to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
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         Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
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   To scale a debt, wages, etc. or To scale down a debt,
   wages, etc., to reduce a debt, etc., according to a fixed
      ratio or scale. [U.S.]
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3. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Scaling \Scal"ing\ (sk[=a]l"[i^]ng), a.
   1. 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.
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   2. Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder,
      used in assaulting a fortified place.
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