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nanoscale

adj

Etymology

From nano- + scale.

  1. derived from *skalō✻
  2. derived from skala
  3. derived from escale
  4. inherited from scale
  5. prefixed as nanoscale — “nano- + scale”

Definitions

  1. On a scale measured in nanometers.

    • 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.

  2. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.

    • The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance.

  3. 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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nanoscale. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA