Hypertext Webster Gateway: "scaling"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
Scaling his present bearing with his past. --Shak.
{To} {scale, or scale down}, {a debt, wages, etc.}, to reduce
a debt, etc., according to a fixed ratio or scale. [U.S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
2. Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder,
used in assaulting a fortified place.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scaling
n 1: the act of arranging in a graduated series [syn: {grading}]
2: act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a
scale
3: ascent by or as if by a ladder
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