microscale

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noun

A very small or microscopic scale.

OriginEnglish scale ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla →
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Meanings

nounmicroscale (plural microscales)

plural microscales · alternative micro scale · alternative micro-scale

  1. attributiveoftenA very small or microscopic scale.
  2. attributiveoftenchemistryThe scale of microanalysis.
  3. attributiveoftenA scale of physical consideration or of bounds having a characteristic dimension typically ranging from 1 to 999 µm (under 1 mm).
adjectivemicroscale (not comparable)

alternative micro scale · alternative micro-scale

  1. attributivenot comparableoftenclimatologyExtending over a relatively small area, particularly less than 1 kilometer; smaller than mesoscale.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  7. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  8. Latinscāla
  9. Middle Englishscale
  10. Englishscale
  11. Englishmicroscale

From micro- + scale.

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APA

microscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microscale

MLA

“microscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microscale. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microscale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microscale.

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