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microscale en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English microscale From micro- + scale.

Meanings

1. (attributive, not-comparable, often) Extending over a relatively small area, particularly less than 1 kilometer; smaller than mesoscale.

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submicroscale

microscale en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English microscale From micro- + scale.

Meanings

1. (attributive, often) A very small or microscopic scale.
2. (attributive, often) The scale of microanalysis.
3. (attributive, often) A scale of physical consideration or of bounds having a characteristic dimension typically ranging from 1 to 999 µm (under 1 mm).

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