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nanoscale
[ nan-uh-skeyl, ney-nuh- ]
adjective
- 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
- Measurements. a scale of measurement that uses nanometers or microns as units of measure.
nanoscale
/ năn′ə-skāl′ /
- Relating to or occurring on a scale of nanometers.
Word History and Origins
Origin of nanoscale1
Example Sentences
Testing at scale will determine if the nanoscale architecture’s dissipation works, making this a real case of truss, but verify.
To launch a nanoscale projectile at the carbon structure, the researchers aimed a laser through a slide coated with gold, which pushed particles at the target at high speeds.
Increasingly, modern life depends on how skillfully we shuttle electrons through the nanoscale mazes etched on computer chips.
The random nature of cotton fibers — with its wrinkled texture and complex shapes such as kinks, bends and folds — probably allows cotton to trap more nanoscale particles than other fabrics, Vicenzi says.
To prevent dendrites from forming, the group is engineering the surface at the nanoscale.
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