scaling

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nounDentistry.

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

Origin of scaling

scale¹ + -ing¹

Other words from scaling

non·scal·ing, adjective
un·scal·ing, adjective

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How to use scaling in a sentence

The NFLPA would like to see the scaling back of on-field offseason practices continued, both for coronavirus-related and non-coronavirus-related reasons.
NFL begins an uncertain offseason, with questions about vaccines, the salary cap and more | Mark Maske | February 9, 2021 | Washington Post
Attention is a commodity, which means that memes — a way of focusing and scaling attention — are a way to create value.
The meme economy is making skilled people rich | Felix Salmon | February 9, 2021 | Axios
They’ll also need to overcome significant barriers when it comes to scaling efficiencies, but they are working on solutions that could address some of these difficulties.
MIT develops method for lab-grown plants that eventually lead to alternatives to forestry and farming | Darrell Etherington | January 20, 2021 | TechCrunch
While starting a tutoring marketplace is easy, scaling is often where the troubles begin.
The tech-powered wave of smart, not slow, tutoring sessions | Natasha Mascarenhas | January 7, 2021 | TechCrunch
That scaling opportunity is likely one of the reasons why this has potentially caught the eye of investors.
Avenue 8 raises $4M to rebuild the traditional real estate brokerage model | Ingrid Lunden | December 18, 2020 | TechCrunch

They ended up crawling for much of the journey, scaling electric fences and fending off wild animals in freezing conditions.
How ‘Titanic ’Helped This Brave Young Woman Escape North Korea’s Totalitarian State | Lizzie Crocker | October 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Journalists are leaving Kabul, embassies are downsizing, and donors are quietly and drastically scaling back.
The West Made Lots of Promises to Afghan Girls, Now It’s Breaking Them | Heather Barr | October 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
That means that financial innovation is now as important to scaling up renewable energy as engineering innovation.
Capitalism Is Saving the Climate, You Hippies | Daniel Gross | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Their fourth comrade, left behind at the cemetery, attempted scaling a fence and wound up in the hospital the next day.
Invasion of the Celebrity Body Snatchers, From Charlie Chaplin to Casey Kasem | Melissa Leon | July 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Or they might realize that they should be scaling back on the caffeine use and stop going.
Buying a Gift Card Is Really Making a Free Loan to Big Business | Daniel Gross | December 11, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
A half dozen troopers had already dismounted, and were scaling the bluff to where a small wreath of smoke was seen curling.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
Insist upon keeping a scarlet fever or measles patient out of school until all scaling has ceased.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
These three diseases are infectious before the scaling begins, sometimes before the rash is well out.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
Cheveaux-de-frise of pointed sticks protected the fort from a scaling party.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.
Then the scaling ladders were brought, the rush was made, and the castle taken.
The Land of Fire | Mayne Reid

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