scaling

noun8

1. •
   The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
2. •
   The act of one who scales or climbs.

   • The daring adventures of the American people in their scalings of the Alps and the Rocky mountains and in their swimmings across the Niagara rapids […] — 1909
3. •
   The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
4. •
   The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
5. •
   The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
6. •
   The removing of the scales of fish.
7. •
   The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
8. •
   The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.