SCALAGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scalage mean? 

• SCALAGE (noun)
  The noun SCALAGE has 2 senses:

1. estimation of the amount of lumber in a log

2. the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension

  Familiarity information: SCALAGE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCALAGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Estimation of the amount of lumber in a log

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("scalage" is a kind of...):

approximation; estimate; estimation; idea (an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("scalage" is a kind of...):

scaling (act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale)

Derivation:

scale (size or measure according to a scale)

scale (measure by or as if by a scale)