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nanoscales

nanoscales is the plural of nanoscale.

Meaning of nanoscale

Noun

nanoscale (plural nanoscales)

  1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.
    • The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance.2005, Jürgen Schulte, Nanotechnology: Global Strategies, Industry Trends and Applications, →ISBN, page 167
  2. The scale of nanotechnology.
    • As opposed to the microscale, the nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization: it results in a qualitatively new material.2006, Jessica Elzea Kogel, Industrial Minerals & Rocks: Commodities, Markets, and Use, →ISBN, page 1441

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Questions about nanoscales

What is nanoscales the plural of?
Nanoscales is the plural of nanoscale.

Words near nanoscales in the dictionary

  1. nanosats
  2. nanoscaffold
  3. nanoscaffolds
  4. nanoscale
  5. nanoscaled
  6. nanoscales
  7. nanoscience
  8. nanosciences
  9. nanoscientific
  10. nanoscientist
  11. nanoscientists

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