scaling

[skey-ling]

noun

Dentistry.

1. the removal of calculus and other deposits on the teeth by means of instruments.

Other Word Forms

• nonscaling adjective
• unscaling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scaling¹

scale ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Requests are soaring just as some hospitals are scaling back on training because their staff nurses are too overloaded to take on more students.

From Los Angeles Times

Carmakers had already been scaling back their investments in electric cars.

From BBC

NSW had been about to trial scaling back its use of shark nets – its oldest shark safety method – when the latest fatal attack happened.

From BBC

Shortly after his arrest, he escaped from custody, along with 12 others, after reportedly cutting through a wire mesh roof and scaling a perimeter wall.

From BBC

He noted the executives made key contributions to the company, from audiobooks to scaling video podcasts.

From Los Angeles Times

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