nanoscale

English

Etymology

nano- +‎ scale

Adjective

nanoscale (not comparable)

1. On a scale measured in nanometers.

Synonyms

• nanoscopic

 

Noun

nanoscale (plural nanoscales)

1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.
   • 2005, Jürgen Schulte, Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications‎^[1], →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^[2], →ISBN, page 1441:

     As opposed to the microscale, the nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization: it results in a qualitatively new material.

Translations

measuring tool

scale of nanotechnology

• Finnish: nanomittakaava
• Polish: nanoskala f
• Romanian: nanoscală f