nanoscale

American  

[nan-uh-skeyl, ney-nuh-] / ˈnæn əˌskeɪl, ˈneɪ nə- /

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.

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noun

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

nanoscale Scientific  

/ năn′ə-skāl′ /

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

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Etymology

Origin of nanoscale

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

Example Sentences

In a study published in ACS Catalysis, Porosoff, Perera, and chemical engineering undergraduate student Eva Ciuffetelli '27 manipulated tungsten carbide particles at the nanoscale inside chemical reactors that operate at temperatures above 700 degrees Celsius.

From Science Daily

After he funded Duffield Hall for nanoscale science at Cornell in 1997, the school asked him to consider a naming gift for the engineering college.

From The Wall Street Journal

A deeper understanding of how physical laws operate at the atomic level could speed the development of next-generation technologies, including ultra-small and highly efficient quantum motors capable of precise nanoscale tasks.

From Science Daily

"Our study shows that nanoscale silver doping can fundamentally alter how cracks initiate and propagate at the electrolyte surface, producing durable, failure-resistant solid electrolytes for next-generation energy storage technologies," said Xin Xu, who led the research as a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford and is now an assistant professor of engineering at Arizona State University.

From Science Daily

These gaps are especially pronounced in the atmosphere, largely because current methods struggle to reliably detect and analyze particles that range from microscopic to nanoscale sizes.

From Science Daily