scaler

American  

[skey-ler] / ˈskeɪ lər /

noun

1. a person or thing that scales.

2. Also called scaling circuit.  Also called counter.  Electronics. an electronic circuit devised to give a single pulse as output after a certain number of input pulses.

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scaler British  

/ ˈskeɪlə /

noun

1. a person or thing that scales

2. Also called: counter.   scaling circuit.  an electronic device or circuit that aggregates electric pulses and gives a single output pulse for a predetermined number of input pulses

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Etymology

Origin of scaler

First recorded in 1605–15; scale ¹, scale ³ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

“Even at current stretched valuations, such momentum wouldn’t be unprecedented, especially if AI scalers continue to grow earnings,” the team added.

From Barron's

A dental scaler, that hook-ended metal tool a dentist uses to chip away plaque, makes the exact same sound against a stegosaurus femur that it does on a human tooth.

From Los Angeles Times

As I lay in the dentist’s chair while the hygienist scraped each tooth with a steel scaler, I wept, silently and irrepressibly, under a pair of oversized goggles.

From New York Times

Barred access to my nerves by anesthetics, the scrape of the scaler found acoustic paths up the sides of my head.

From Washington Post

Patients must keep their mouths wide open as dentists and hygienists poke around inside with mirrors, scalers, probes and, until recently, those cringe-inducing drills.

From New York Times