scaling, da.
(For scale).
1. adj. said of an animal: open channel for salt or cured meat.
2. f. action and effect of scale (? a fortress using scales).
3. f. action and effect of scale (? climbing a slope or a high-altitude).
4. f. rapid and often alarming increase of something, such as prices, criminal acts, expenditures, arms, etc.
5. f. ant. scale (? staircase).