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v. Present participle of scale.

n. The removing of the scales of fish

n. The formation of a layer of scale on a surface

n. The removal of a layer of scale from a surface

n. The measurement of dimensions using a scale

n. (physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities

adj. Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; ; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler

adj. Serving as an aid in clambering.

n. The process of removing incrustations of salt and other foreign matters from the inner surface of boilers.

n. In metal-working, the first process in making tin-plate, in which the plates are placed in a bath of dilute muriatic acid and then heated in a scaling-furnace to remove the scale.

n. The act or process of removing the scales of fish.

Liable to rub the scales off fish, as some nets.

n. The process of adjusting sights to the guns on board of a ship.

n. Scales collectively or the arrangement of scales, as on an insect's wing or on a fish.

n. Specifically, the structure and distribution of the scales of fishes considered as a basis for classification.

n. In dentistry, removing the tartar from the teeth.

n. The measurement or estimation of the amount of lumber in logs or standing timber.

n. The taking of dimensions from a drawing by means of a measuring-scale, in the absence of figured dimensions.

n. the act of arranging in a graduated series

n. ascent by or as if by a ladder

n. act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale

"But one of the things that we have deliberately dealt with both AusAID and Parliamentary Secretary McMullen and myself, and also as we've made our budget decisions in the two budgets we've presented, we've been very conscious about what we describe as a scaling up."

order    ordering   

flaking    peeling    desquamation   

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