nanoscale

[nan-uh-skeyl, ney-nuh-]

adjective

1. of or relating to microscopic particles of matter, devices, etc., that are measured in nanometers or microns.

   a nanoscale sensor made of a single molecule.

noun

1. Measurements.,  a scale of measurement that uses nanometers or microns as units of measure.

nanoscale

1. Relating to or occurring on a scale of nanometers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nanoscale¹

First recorded in 1980–85; nano- + scale ²

Example Sentences

"We were having trouble seeing them in the brain, and we said, 'Well, they're probably just nanoscale.' They're too small to be seen with light."

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We were having trouble seeing them in the brain, and we said, "Well, they're probably just nanoscale."

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I think that's probably going to be the most impactful part of all of this: It is seeing these things, these little tiny nanoscale particles that are polymers.

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The nanoscale sensors look like rows of bulbous pendulums, each comprising a double-stranded cord of DNA.

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Those processes occur within nanoscale structures and at molecular interfaces.

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