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nanoscale en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English nanoscale From nano- + scale.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) 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. 2003 November 20, Barnaby J. Feder, “Nanotechnology: Bill To Create Office Of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2021:

Deriveds

subnanoscale

Synonyms

nanoscopic

nanoscale en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English nanoscale From nano- + scale.

Meanings

1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.
   • The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance. 2005, Jürgen Schulte, Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications, →ISBN, page 167:
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. 2006, Jessica Elzea Kogel, Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Use, →ISBN, page 1441:

Forms

Translations (6)

pl miarka nanometrowa (measuring tool) · cy nanoraddfa (scale of nanotechnology) · cy nanoraddfa (measuring tool) · pl nanoskala (scale of nanotechnology) · ro nanoscală (scale of nanotechnology) · fi nanomittakaava (scale of nanotechnology)