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Scaling vs Climbing - What's the difference?

scaling | climbing |

As verbs the difference between scaling and climbing

is that scaling is present participle of lang=en while climbing is present participle of lang=en.

As nouns the difference between scaling and climbing

is that scaling is the removing of the scales of fish while climbing is the sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.

As an adjective climbing is

that climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.

scaling

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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
  • (mathematics, physics) The expression of the terms of an equation using powers of nondimensional quantities

    • Anagrams

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    climbing

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia climbing) (en-noun)
  • (uncountable) The sport of climbing, ascending a wall or a rock or another object using available holds, generally with the safety of a rope and belayer.
  • (countable) Climb; ascent.

    • See also

    * bouldering

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • (botany, of a plant) That climbs; that grows upwards by gripping onto a surface.