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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ske?l??/

Verb

scaling

1. present participle of scale

Noun

scaling (countable and uncountable, plural scalings)

1. The removing of the scales of fish.
2. The formation of a layer of scale on a surface.
3. The removal of a layer of scale from a surface.
4. The measurement of dimensions using a scale.
5. The process of adjusting raw measurement data to fit an expected distribution, such fitting examination results to a normal distribution.
6. (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities.
7. The process of adjusting sights to a ship's guns.

Anagrams

• lacings

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sk??(?)f/
• Rhymes: -??(?)f

Etymology 1

From Middle English [Term?], from Old English sceorf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut”). Cognate with German Schorf, Danish skurv, Swedish skorv.

Noun

scurf (countable and uncountable, plural scurfs)

1. A skin disease.
2. The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.

   Synonym: dandruff

3. Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.
4. (figuratively) The foul remains of anything adherent.

   Synonym: scum
5. (botany) Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.

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Translations

Etymology 2

Noun

scurf (plural scurfs)

1. A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).

Anagrams

• curfs