scaling

[ skey-ling ]

noun

, Dentistry.

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

Other Words From

• non·scaling adjective
• un·scaling adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of scaling¹

scale ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The figures come as separate data showed staff wellbeing is one of the most common reasons businesses give for allowing staff to work from home, despite some firms scaling back hybrid work offers.

From BBC

Again and again in his career—when Tesla nearly went bankrupt after the financial crisis, when it was mired in “production hell” after scaling up production in the late 2010s, and when SpaceX nearly went bankrupt—Musk has managed to pull a rabbit out of his hat and thoroughly flummox his detractors.

From Slate

The emphasis of the awards is on tangible results, scaling up good ideas to make a bigger impact.

From BBC

They also pondered whether the shortcomings they identified can be easily fixed, and their answer is also no: “Can scaling data, models, or compute fundamentally solve this?”

From Los Angeles Times

Harris’s glimmers of senatorial interest in scaling back military largesse faded into standard bellicosity.

From Salon

Related Words

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• climb