"powerscale" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: powerscales [present, singular, third-person], powerscaling [participle, present], powerscaled [participle, past], powerscaled [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from power scaling. Etymology templates: {{backform|en|power scaling}} Back-formation from power scaling Head templates: {{en-verb}} powerscale (third-person singular simple present powerscales, present participle powerscaling, simple past and past participle powerscaled)
  1. (transitive, fandom slang) To assess (a fictional character) by power scaling. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-powerscale-en-verb-HzLnXEql Categories (other): English back-formations, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Topics: lifestyle

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