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scaled

/skeɪld/

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verb

To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.

Examples :

"We should scale that up by a factor of 10."

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To climb to the top of.

Examples :

"Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest."

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To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.

Examples :

"The school's online learning platform scaled well to handle the sudden increase in student traffic when everyone had to learn from home. "

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verb

To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.

Examples :

"The oranges were scaled by the grocer to determine how much each customer would pay. "

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To remove the scales of.

Examples :

"Please scale that fish for dinner."

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To become scaly; to produce or develop scales.

Examples :

"The dry weather is making my skin scale."

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To strip or clear of scale; to descale.

Examples :

"to scale the inside of a boiler"

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To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.

Examples :

"The dentist scaled the tartar buildup from my teeth during my check-up. "

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To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae.

Examples :

"Some sandstone scales by exposure."

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To scatter; to spread.

Examples :

"Definition: To scatter; to spread. Example Sentence: "The farmer scaled the seeds across the freshly plowed field, ensuring they were evenly distributed for planting." "

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To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.

Examples :

"After firing the cannon in the historical reenactment, the crew scaled it with a small charge to remove any remaining residue. "

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adjective

Covered with scales or scale-like structures.

Examples :

"The fish was scaled, its silvery scales gleaming in the sunlight. "

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adjective

Without scales, or with the scales removed.

Examples :

"scaled herring"

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