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Meaning of "scantling" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCANTLING

Changed (through influence of scant and -ling1) from earlier scantillon, a carpenter's gauge, from Old Norman French escantillon, ultimately from Latin scandere to climb.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCANTLING

scantling  [ˈskæntlɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCANTLING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scantling is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCANTLING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scantling in the English dictionary

The first definition of scantling in the dictionary is a piece of sawn timber, such as a rafter, that has a small cross section. Other definition of scantling is the dimensions of a piece of building material or the structural parts of a ship, esp those in cross section. Scantling is also a building stone, esp one that is more than 6 feet in length.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCANTLING


bantling
ˈbæntlɪŋ
beetling
ˈbiːtlɪŋ
catling
ˈkætlɪŋ
eastling
ˈiːstlɪŋ
fettling
ˈfɛtlɪŋ
flatling
ˈflætlɪŋ
footling
ˈfuːtlɪŋ
mantling
ˈmæntlɪŋ
mortling
ˈmɔːtlɪŋ
nestling
ˈnɛstlɪŋ
plantling
ˈplɑːntlɪŋ
priestling
ˈpriːstlɪŋ
ratling
ˈrætlɪŋ
rattling
ˈrætlɪŋ
saintling
ˈseɪntlɪŋ
softling
ˈsɒftlɪŋ
startling
ˈstɑːtlɪŋ
subtitling
ˈsʌbˌtaɪtlɪŋ
whitling
ˈwɪtlɪŋ
witling
ˈwɪtlɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCANTLING

scandium
scannable
scanned
scanner
scanning
scanning device
scanning electron microscope
scansion
scansorial
scant
scantier
scantiest
scantily
scantiness
scantity
scantle
scantlings
scantly
scantness
scanty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCANTLING

all-in wrestling
arm wrestling
bristling
bustling
calling
castling
dismantling
fatling
Graeco-Roman wrestling
Indian wrestling
mud wrestling
rustling
saber-rattling
sabre-rattling
sumo wrestling
throttling
troutling
unsettling
whistling
wine-bottling
wrestling

Synonyms and antonyms of scantling in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scantling» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCANTLING

Find out the translation of scantling to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scantling from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scantling» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

满载
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

scantling
570 millions of speakers

English

scantling
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बानगी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سبيكة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Бруски
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scantling
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অল্প পরিমাণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scantling
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scantling
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

scantling
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寸法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

치수
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scantling
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cây vụn
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

போதாத
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कमी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kalasları
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scantling
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Sztabki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бруски
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Elemente pentru ferestre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μαδέρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

klein hoeveelheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scantling
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scantling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scantling

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCANTLING»

The term «scantling» is regularly used and occupies the 73.070 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCANTLING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scantling» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scantling» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scantling

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCANTLING»

Discover the use of scantling in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scantling and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Ordinary Women, Extraordinary Sex: Releasing the Passion Within
A woman's guide to sexual experience that stresses expanding pleasure in all areas of life shows how to release latent sexual energy, making the mind/body connection that leads to fulfillment
Sandra R. Scantling, Sandra Scantling, Sue Browder, 1994
2
The circle of the mechanical arts
A. TABLE. FOR. THE. SCANTLINGS. OF. TIMBER. A. Proportion. for. Timlxrs. for. large. Bui/dings. Joists of Fir Bearing I Scantling 3 if 6 feet I 5 ins. by 3 9 » 74 3 12 1 10 3 □ A. The action at P, tends to make the ...
Thomas Martin (civil engineer.), 1813
3
A Dictionary of Mechanical Science, Arts, Manufactures, and ...
Admit a post to be thirty feet high, and that in this height there are three stories, two of ten feet and one of eight feet : look for posts of fir ten feet high, their scantling it five inches square, that is, twenty-fi«e square inches, which double for the two ...
Alexander Jamieson, 1829
4
Palladio Londinensis
7o 4 T ABLE cf tbe Sizes er Scantling* of Timkr. The Proportions tor large Buildings. S \ Bearing Posti of F:R. Scantling 6 In.J'q. 8 9* □ ; ;□ Height, if 9 Feet, l z Bearing Posts of Oak Height, ifg Fett, 12 'S Scantling 9 lnJi- 12 '5 The Proportions ...
William Salmon, 1767
5
Marine Structural Design
Chapter 4 Scantling of Ship's Hulls by Rules 4.1 General In this Chapter, the term “scantling” refers to the determination of geometrical dimensions (such as wall- thickness and sectional modules) for a structural component/system. The initial ...
Yong Bai, 2003
6
British cyclopedia of the arts and sciences
Scantling. 8 inch, by 1 1 10 12*1 12 14 1 Girders Bearing, if 16 feet 20 24 Bearing , if 6 feet 9 12 Joists of Firs. Scantling. 5 inch, by 2>' 61 241 8 21 Joists of Oak. Bearing. Scantling, if 6 feet 5 inch, by 3 9 7J 3 12 10 3 Bridgi Bearing. if6 feet 8 10  ...
charles f partington, 1835
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The British Cyclopaedia of the Arts, Sciences, History, ...
Scantling. 8 inch, by 1 10 12* 12 14 Bearing, if 16 feet 20 24 Joists of Firs. Bearing. I Scantling, lif 6 feet 5 inch, by 21 9 61 2} It l8 2J Bridgi Hearing, life feet 8 10 mgs of Fir. Scantling. 4 inch, by 21 1 5 2} 6 3 ' Small Rafters of Fir. Bearing, if 8 feet ...
‎1838
8
The Circle of the Mechanical Arts; Containing Practical ...
Bearing Posts of Fir Bearing Posts 070:“: Bearing Posts of Fir Bearing P0515 0t Oak \ Height Scantling Ht'ight Scanning Ht'ight Scantling _ lli-ight Scantling if 8 feet 4 inch.square if 10 feet 6 inch sq "if 8 feet 5 inch lq. 1f8 fcet Sim-n sq. 10 5 12 8 ...
Thomas Martin, 1815
9
The Gentleman and Tradesman's Compleat Assitant; Or, the ...
If 20 ditto, its scantling must be 12 inches by 14. ' Is 24. ditto, its sc'antlingv must be 13 g inches by 15 . . , If a girder of Oak in chgth be 16 feet, its scantling must be 12 inches by 14. If 20 ditto, its scantlinngust be 15 inches by 1; If 24 ditto, ...
J. LEADBEATER, 1769
10
The dictionary of arts, sciences and manufactures ...: ...
Height Scantling Height Scantling if 8 feet 4 inc. square if 10 feet 6 inc. square 10 5 12 8 12 6 14 10 Girders of Fir. Girders of Oak. Bearing Scantling Bearing Scantling if 16 feet 8 inc. by 11 if 16 feet 10 inc. by 13 20 10 12i 20 12 14 24 12 14 24 ...
James Smith (author of the Panorama of science and art.), 1859

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCANTLING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scantling is used in the context of the following news items.
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Convicted Kennewick killer doing life loses appeal
Grant W. Scantling claimed he was prejudiced by that evidence in his 2013 trial, and that his convictions for aggravated first-degree murder and first-degree ... «Mid Columbia Tri City Herald, Jul 15»
2
USF adds North Carolina St. transfer Marquez Valdes-Scantling, too
In confirming Woulard's addition, USF also announced that they have added transfer Marquez Valdes-Scantling to Willie Taggart's football program. The wide ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
3
Despite differing personalities, Georgia decathletes Maicel Uibo and …
The “we” is referring to him and one of his teammates, Garrett Scantling. Scantling owned the school record in the decathlon before Uibo broke it and is currently ... «Red and Black, Jun 15»
4
Quintunya Chapman and Garrett Scantling steal show in day one of …
Georgia decathlete Garrett Scantling does the pole vault during the Spec Towns National Invitational track meet in Athens, Ga., on Friday, April 12, 2013. «Red and Black, Apr 15»
5
Girls who battled cancer add new photo to their viral series
... remission viral photo series. via Today Show/Facebook. The girls pose for the third installment of their viral photo series. Image: Scantling Photography. «WPXI Pittsburgh, Mar 15»
6
Rheann Franklin, Ainsley Peters and Rylie Hughey re-create viral …
After taking the initial photo in April 2014 with Scantling and photographer Christy Goodger, the trio confirmed in July that they were in remission. «Today.com, Mar 15»
7
Another wide receiver has left NC State football program
Sophomore Marquez Valdes-Scantling is no longer on the Wolfpack's roster and is reported to have left the program. Freshman Bo Hines, who led the team in ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Jan 15»
8
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling no longer on team
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling no longer on team. 2. posted by Akula Wolf on Jan 07, 2015 · scout.com. Dunno what happened, but best of luck, MVS. «Backing The Pack, Jan 15»
9
Girls in cancer remission celebrate by redoing viral photo
Photographer Lora Scantling, who initiated the shoot, said that her stepfather was at the time fighting with cancer and she wanted to do something that could ... «Tech Times, Aug 14»
10
Three young former cancer patients recreate viral photo
“We had planned on recreating the shot (after) a year,” photographer Lora Scantling told the Daily News. But the “Today” show asked for an earlier shot now that ... «New York Daily News, Aug 14»

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