SCALED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does scaled mean? 

• SCALED (adjective)
  The adjective SCALED has 2 senses:

1. having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

2. (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing

  Familiarity information: SCALED used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCALED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

Synonyms:

scaled; scaley; scaly

Similar:

armored; armoured (used of animals; provided with protective covering)

Domain category:

zoological science; zoology (the branch of biology that studies animals)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing

Similar:

armored; armoured (protected by armor (used of persons or things military))

 Context examples 

Tiny protein molecules assemble to form structures that are scaled up and can be as long as tendons.

(New technique helps engineer water filters, human tissues, National Science Foundation)

More massive clusters are simply scaled up versions of less massive ones.

("Russian Doll" Galaxy Clusters Reveal Information About Dark Energy, NASA)

If the technique were to be scaled up to a large size, it could benefit many developing countries where clean water is scarce, the researchers noted.

(Novel Technology Uses Bacteria for Cleaning Water, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

They had slate-colored skin, which was scaled like a lizard's and shimmered where the sun shone upon it.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“By the way,” said he to Joseph Harrison, “you found some place, I understand, where the fellow scaled the fence. Let us have a look at that!”

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

All the framework was black with time, and from the iron the paint had mostly scaled away.

(Dracula, by Bram Stoker)

Of the four who had scaled the palisade, one only remained unaccounted for, and he, having left his cutlass on the field, was now clambering out again with the fear of death upon him.

(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)

Perrault scaled it by a miracle, while François prayed for just that miracle; and with every thong and sled lashing and the last bit of harness rove into a long rope, the dogs were hoisted, one by one, to the cliff crest.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

However, in the study, Senji Laxme from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, and colleagues show that the antivenom used in India works only against the ‘big four’ — the common krait (Bungarus caeruleus), spectacled cobra (Naja naja), saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus) and Russell’s viper (Daboia russelii) — but not against several other medically important species.

(‘India needs region-specific snakebite antivenoms’, SciDev.Net)

The researchers studied the venom composition, activities and toxicities of India’s neglected venomous snake species, including the monocled cobra (Naja kaouthia), Sochurek's saw-scaled viper (Echis carinatus sochureki), banded krait (Bungarus fasciatus), and Sind krait, and found that the standard Indian antivenom had disturbing deficiencies.

(‘India needs region-specific snakebite antivenoms’, SciDev.Net)