nanoscale

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ scale.

Adjective

nanoscale (not comparable)

  1. On a scale measured in nanometers.
    • 2003 November 20, Barnaby J. Feder, “Nanotechnology: Bill To Create Office Of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times‎[1], →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 July 2021:
      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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Noun

nanoscale (plural nanoscales)

  1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.
    • 2005, Jürgen Schulte, Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications‎[2], →ISBN, page 167:
      The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance.
  2. The scale of nanotechnology.
    • 2006, Jessica Elzea Kogel, Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Use‎[3], →ISBN, page 1441:
      As opposed to the microscale, the nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization: it results in a qualitatively new material.

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