nanoscaleadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈnanə(ʊ)skeɪl/, U.S.

/ˈnænoʊˌskeɪl/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nano- comb. form, scale n.³

Etymology: < nano- comb. form + scale n.³

Chiefly Science.

A. adj.

On a scale of 10⁻⁹ metre; having or involving dimensions in the range 1 to 100 nanometres; nanotechnological.

ΚΠ

1986 Science 7 Mar. 1164/3 (title) Nano-scale separations in capillary tubes.

1991 Nature 24 Jan. 315/2 We chose CdS as the inorganic phase to be synthesized in preliminary experiments because of..the many reports on nanoscale CdS particles.

1994 Guardian 17 Nov. (OnLine section) 11/5 Drexler favours nanoscale manufacturing based on biological mechanisms of replication.

1997 New Scientist 5 July 21/1 Her switch..she describes as a nanoscale waveguide-coupled microcavity resonator.

B. n.

A scale of 10⁻⁹ metre.

ΚΠ

1986 Jrnl. Materials Sci. 21 737/1 We use the terms ‘diphasic’ or ‘composite’ xerogels, to describe these materials heterogeneous on a nanoscale.

1995 E. Regis Nano! ix. 161 In most cases you couldn't simply extrapolate directly from the macroworld to the nanoscale.

1996 W. McCarthy Murder in Solid State iv. 42 Unfortunately, on the nanoscale it acts more like a glue than a lubricant.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nanoscale
释义	nanoscaleadj.n. Brit. /ˈnanə(ʊ)skeɪl/, U.S. /ˈnænoʊˌskeɪl/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: nano- comb. form, scale n.³ Etymology: < nano- comb. form + scale n.³ Chiefly Science. A. adj. On a scale of 10⁻⁹ metre; having or involving dimensions in the range 1 to 100 nanometres; nanotechnological. ΚΠ 1986 Science 7 Mar. 1164/3 (title) Nano-scale separations in capillary tubes. 1991 Nature 24 Jan. 315/2 We chose CdS as the inorganic phase to be synthesized in preliminary experiments because of..the many reports on nanoscale CdS particles. 1994 Guardian 17 Nov. (OnLine section) 11/5 Drexler favours nanoscale manufacturing based on biological mechanisms of replication. 1997 New Scientist 5 July 21/1 Her switch..she describes as a nanoscale waveguide-coupled microcavity resonator. B. n. A scale of 10⁻⁹ metre. ΚΠ 1986 Jrnl. Materials Sci. 21 737/1 We use the terms ‘diphasic’ or ‘composite’ xerogels, to describe these materials heterogeneous on a nanoscale. 1995 E. Regis Nano! ix. 161 In most cases you couldn't simply extrapolate directly from the macroworld to the nanoscale. 1996 W. McCarthy Murder in Solid State iv. 42 Unfortunately, on the nanoscale it acts more like a glue than a lubricant. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1986
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