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scaling::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | measuring, mensuration, measure, measurement |
| Has types | scalage |
| Derivation | scale |
Examples of scaling
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This year, though, advertisers are scaling back their movie-marketing ambitions.
From the businessweek.com
So what sets the scaling for seeing the sizes and shapes of surrounding objects?
From the newscientist.com
Instead of scaling back the program, as its critics wanted, DHS has reshaped it.
From the washingtonpost.com
Even huge department stores, like Dillards, Saks and Nordstrom are scaling back.
From the abcnews.go.com
However, many are scaling back their subsidies, causing more softness in demand.
From the usatoday.com
One thing we can start working on now is scaling back our expectations a smidge.
From the kansas.com
Scaling back on mall trips is both good financial management and good parenting.
From the freep.com
The next decade or so will be dominated by governments scaling back on pensions.
From the businessweek.com
Despite intense interest, the mechanistic basis of scaling is poorly understood.
From the nature.com
- Measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
- An ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
- Pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- Relative magnitude; "they entertained on a grand scale"
- The ratio between the size of something and a representation of it; "the scale of the map"; "the scale of the model"
- Take by attacking with scaling ladders; "The troops scaled the walls of the fort"
- The Southern California Linux Expo is an annual Linux, Open-Source, and Free Software conference held in Los Angeles, CA. This is one of three community run open-source events in the United States.
- Scale is an album by Matthew Herbert, released May 29, 2006. According to the liner notes 613 objects were used to create the album. These include traditional instruments such as violins and guitars and other objects such as breakfast cereal, gas pumps and coffins.
- The scale insects are small insects of the order Hemiptera, generally classified as the superfamily Coccoidea. There are about 8,000 species of scale insects.
