How to Use scaler in a Sentence

scaler

noun
  • High scalers would use ropes to climb down the canyon walls to strip away rock.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2018
  • One of the most crucial jobs in construction was that of the high scaler.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2018
  • And China’s deployment is at a much smaller scaler than the U.S.
    Washington Post, 23 May 2018
  • So Kauffman packed up her scalers, flashlight, mirror, and other instruments and cabbed across town to his house.
    Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2017
  • Diazepam pills were found in the cruiser's front and back seats, and marijuana, dime baggies and a digital scaler were inside the Kia, the report said.
    Alex Demarban, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Feb. 2018
  • During the midst of construction, these walls were festooned with live wires, creating a maze high scalers had to navigate.
    David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2018
  • Some offices may still not be using the ultrasonic scaler for cleanings.
    Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Tiersky adds that your dentist might avoid using one specific dental tool, an ultrasonic scaler, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
    Hannah Herrera Greenspan, chicagotribune.com, 19 Dec. 2020
  • After disabling those automatic scalers, the game rendered far more sharply but also became a stuttering, nigh unplayable mess.
    Kyle Orland and Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 3 Apr. 2018
  • While toothbrushing and flossing help, the best way to remove biofilm like dental plaque is for a professional such as a dentist or hygienist to remove it with sharp instruments or ultrasonic scalers.
    Frank Scannapieco, The Conversation, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Turns out, that dynamic scaler also cranks in the opposite direction to afford more pixels on more powerful console hardware (PC players have already been able to experiment with this, of course).
    Sam MacHkovech and Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2017
  • The board bolstered the quality of personal protective equipment that offices must supply during procedures in which drills, electric brushes, scalers and suction devices can spew patients’ saliva, mucus and blood into the air.
    Robert T. Garrett, Dallas News, 1 May 2020
  • Another useful detail slider is hamstrung at launch: an internal resolution scaler.
    Sam MacHkovech, Ars Technica, 7 Mar. 2018

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