Collocations for "scaling"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "scaling" in context.
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scale
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- the [temperature, pressure, Richter] scale
- a [1-1, 16-1] scale
- rate [our service, your experience] on a scale from [1 to 10]
- a [large, small, wide, narrow] scale (of operation)
- UK: [kitchen, bathroom] scales
- UK: [analogue, digital] [kitchen] scales
- step on the scale
- measure your weight on the scale
- the [model, toy] was made to scale
- is [one fifth] the scale of the original
- [fit, adjust, size] the image to scale
- the [plans, operations] were carried out on a [large, small] scale
- violence has spread at an [alarming, astounding] scale
- the map scale is [one inch] to [five miles]
- her [argument, discussion, revelation] tipped the scales in her favor
- the [boxer, fighter, player] tipped the scales at [280 lbs]
- [my anxiety, business] is off the scale
- the scales of justice
- play [an ascending, an increasing, a decreasing] scale
- learn to play the [minor, 5th] scales
- [practice, know] your scales and arpeggios
- [practice] your [guitar, piano] scales
- [lizard, snake, fish] scales
- build a scale model (of)
- a [large, small]- scale [operation, investigation, experiment]
- scale to [fit, size, match]
- scale the [image, photo]
- scaled to [A4, 90%]
- (does not) scale well
- scale down your [order, request, energy]
- scale back on [spending, production]
- scale [fish, a tuna]
- the [burglar, suspect, prisoner] scaled the wall
- scale [tax rates, handicaps]
'scaling' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):