Nanoscale
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.
"The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance."
- 2 The scale of nanotechnology.
"As opposed to the microscale, the nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization: it results in a qualitatively new material."
- 1 On a scale measured in nanometers. not-comparable
"The first such review would also include a study of whether it is feasible to create nanoscale devices that can assemble themselves or copies of themselves molecule by molecule -- a subject of fierce debate among nanotechnology experts."
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More examples"The first such review would also include a study of whether it is feasible to create nanoscale devices that can assemble themselves or copies of themselves molecule by molecule -- a subject of fierce debate among nanotechnology experts."
Etymology
From nano- + scale.
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