noun

• The act of one who scales or climbs.
• The removing of the scales of fish.
• The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
• The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
• The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
• The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
• (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
• The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.