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mesoscale

mesoscale adjective: of medium size or extent; between microscale and macroscale.

Adjective

mesoscale (not comparable)

  1. Of medium size or extent; between microscale and macroscale.
  2. Roughly 2–200 kilometers (or ~1-124 miles) in extent; between microscale and synoptic.

Noun

mesoscale (plural mesoscales)

  1. A scale of intermediate size.

Forms of mesoscale

pluralmesoscales

Origin of mesoscale

From meso- + scale.

Words formed from mesoscale

Phrases with mesoscale

Questions about mesoscale

What does mesoscale mean?
Mesoscale means of medium size or extent; between microscale and macroscale.
What part of speech is mesoscale?
Mesoscale can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near mesoscale in the dictionary

  1. mesosalpinx
  2. mesosaur
  3. mesosaurid
  4. mesosaurids
  5. mesosaurs
  6. mesoscale
  7. mesoscale convective system
  8. mesoscale convective systems
  9. mesoscales
  10. mesoscaph
  11. mesoscaphe

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