English

Adjective

nanoscale ‎(not comparable)

1. On a scale measured in nanometers

Noun

nanoscale ‎(plural nanoscales)

1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.
   • 2005, Jürgen Schulte, Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications , ISBN 0470854006, 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 , ISBN 0873352335, 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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