scaling

English Thesaurus

1. ascent by or as if by a ladder (noun.act)

hypernym	:	climb, mount,
definition	:	the act of climbing something (noun.act)

hyponym	:	escalade,
definition	:	an act of scaling by the use of ladders (especially the walls of a fortification) (noun.act)

2. act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale (noun.act)

hypernym	:	measure, measurement, measuring, mensuration,
definition	:	the act or process of assigning numbers to phenomena according to a rule (noun.act)

hyponym	:	scalage,
definition	:	the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension (noun.act)

3. the act of arranging in a graduated series (noun.act)

hypernym	:	order, ordering,
definition	:	the act of putting things in a sequential arrangement (noun.act)

4. ascent by or as if by a ladder (noun.act)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	climb up by means of a ladder (verb.motion)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	take by attacking with scaling ladders (verb.possession)

5. act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale (noun.act)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	size or measure according to a scale (verb.change)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	measure with or as if with scales (verb.change)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	measure by or as if by a scale (verb.stative)

6. the act of arranging in a graduated series (noun.act)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)

7. ascent by or as if by a ladder (noun.act)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	climb up by means of a ladder (verb.motion)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	take by attacking with scaling ladders (verb.possession)

8. act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale (noun.act)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	size or measure according to a scale (verb.change)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	measure with or as if with scales (verb.change)

derivation	:	scale,
definition	:	measure by or as if by a scale (verb.stative)

9. the act of arranging in a graduated series (noun.act)

derivation	:	grade, order, place, range, rank, rate,
definition	:	assign a rank or rating to (verb.cognition)