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scaled

The correct spelling is scaled.

How to pronounce scaled

verb

IPA: /skeɪld/

Say it like: Sca-led

The correct spelling is scaled. To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product. For example: "We should scale that up by a factor of 10."

Usage Examples

We should scale that up by a factor of 10.

Hilary and Norgay were the first known to have scaled Everest.

That architecture won't scale to real-world environments.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To change the size of something whilst maintaining proportion; especially to change a process in order to produce much larger amounts of the final product.
  2. 2.To climb to the top of.
  3. 3.To tolerate significant increases in throughput or other potentially limiting factors.
  4. 4.To weigh, measure or grade according to a scale or system.
  5. 5.To remove the scales of.

adjective

  1. 1.Covered with scales or scale-like structures.
  2. 2.Without scales, or with the scales removed.

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