| 释义 |
scaling
I. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of scale (VIII)
1. : an attack, conquest, or ascent by or as if by means of ladders
2. : a measurement, arrangement, or adjustment according to a scale
3. : a system of trading by buying or selling at specified price intervals on a rise or fall in the market in order to average one's costs or profits
II. noun
(-s)
Etymology: from gerund of scale (VI)
1.
a. : the act or process of removing scales (as from fish)
b. : the act or process of removing scale (as from the teeth or from metal)
2.
a. : deposition of scale (as in steam condensers)
b. : falling scale or fragments of it
3. : scaly structure, markings, or arrangement : lepidosis |