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scaling

/ˈskeɪlɪŋ/

scaling back

scalingnoun

scalings

Translations

détartrage

The dentist recommended scaling to remove the plaque buildup on my teeth.

Le dentiste a recommandé un détartrage pour éliminer la plaque dentaire sur mes dents.

mise à l'échelleInformatique, technique, affaires.

The company is focusing on scaling its operations to meet the increased demand.

L’entreprise se concentre sur la mise à l’échelle de ses activités pour répondre à la demande accrue.

desquamationMédecine, dermatologie.

The patient complained of itching and scaling of the scalp.

Le patient se plaignait de démangeaisons et de desquamation du cuir chevelu.

Additional translations

escaladeNotamment pour l’ascension d’une surface raide ou d’une structure.

Definitions

The process of removing scale or encrustation from a surface, especially from teeth or a boiler.

The dentist recommended scaling to remove the plaque buildup on my teeth.

The act of climbing or ascending, especially a steep surface or structure.

The scaling of the mountain took several hours and required a lot of energy.

The process of adjusting the size or level of something, often in a business or technical context.

The company is focusing on scaling its operations to meet the increased demand.

The formation or shedding of scales, especially from skin or a painted surface.

The patient complained of itching and scaling of the scalp.

Synonyms

scalingadjective

Attributive use of the noun before another noun (e.g., scaling solution)

Translations

évolutifInformatique, gestion ; qui concerne l’augmentation de capacité ou de performance.

The team implemented several scaling strategies to cope with the surge in traffic.

L’équipe a mis en place plusieurs stratégies évolutives pour faire face à l’afflux de trafic.

Definitions

Relating to or intended for the act or process of increasing size, capacity, or performance.

The team implemented several scaling strategies to cope with the surge in traffic.

Synonyms

scalinggerund / present participle

/ˈskeɪ.lɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that can be increased in size or that removes scale.

Translations

évolutifInformatique, gestion ; capacité à monter en charge.

The platform is facing scaling challenges as the user base grows.

La plateforme fait face à des défis évolutifs à mesure que la base d’utilisateurs grandit.

détartrantSe dit d’un produit ou d’une solution servant à enlever le tartre.

The plumber applied a scaling solution to the inside of the pipes.

Le plombier a appliqué une solution détartrante à l’intérieur des tuyaux.

Definitions

Increasing or expanding in size, capacity, or performance; undergoing scaling.

The platform is facing scaling challenges as the user base grows.

Designed for or used in the removal of scale or encrustation.

The plumber applied a scaling solution to the inside of the pipes.

Synonyms

scaleverb

scaling

ing-form

scaled

Past Simple

scaled

Past Participle

scaling

ing-form

/skeɪl/

Translations

escaladerGrimper sur une paroi, une falaise ou une pente raide.

The mountaineers scaled the steep cliff with great effort.

Les alpinistes ont escaladé la falaise abrupte avec beaucoup d’effort.

écaillerPour enlever les écailles d’un poisson.

Before cooking, she scaled the fish to prepare it for the meal.

Avant de cuisiner, elle a écaillé le poisson pour le préparer au repas.

développerSurtout dans un contexte économique ou organisationnel, avec l’idée d’augmenter la capacité ou l’ampleur.

The company plans to scale its operations to meet the increased demand.

L’entreprise prévoit de développer ses activités pour répondre à la demande accrue.

redimensionnerPour représenter ou ajuster un objet en gardant les proportions.

The architect scaled the model of the building to fit on the display table.

L’architecte a redimensionné la maquette du bâtiment pour qu’elle tienne sur la table d’exposition.

peserMesurer le poids à l’aide d’une balance ou d’un pèse-personne.

The baker scaled the flour before adding it to the dough.

Le boulanger a pesé la farine avant de l’ajouter à la pâte.

Definitions

To climb up or over something, especially a steep incline or a wall.

The mountaineers scaled the steep cliff with great effort.

To remove scales from a fish.

Before cooking, she scaled the fish to prepare it for the meal.

To adjust the size or amount of something in proportion to a standard or to fit a particular purpose.

The company plans to scale its operations to meet the increased demand.

To represent something in a smaller or larger size while maintaining the same proportions.

The architect scaled the model of the building to fit on the display table.

To measure the weight of something using a scale or scales.

The baker scaled the flour before adding it to the dough.

Synonyms

go up

scale up

scalenoun

Definitions

A device used for weighing objects or people.

She stepped on the scale to check her weight.

A series of musical notes ordered by pitch, either ascending or descending.

He practiced the C major scale on the piano.

A graduated range of values forming a standard system for measuring or grading something.

The earthquake was measured at 6.5 on the Richter scale.

A small, thin, flat piece of hard material that covers the skin of fish and reptiles.

The fisherman removed the scales from the fish before cooking it.

A relative size or extent of something, often used to describe the level of detail in a map or model.

The model was built to a scale of 1:100.

A coating or layer of hard mineral deposits or tartar forming on a surface such as the inside of a kettle or on teeth.

The heating element was covered with a thick layer of scale.

The size, extent, or level of something, especially when compared with something else.

The scale of the project was beyond anything the company had attempted before.

scaleadjective

Definitions

Represented or made at a particular ratio of size, especially to serve as a model or diagram.

The engineer built a scale model of the bridge.