Meanings
adjectivemisoscale (not comparable)
- not comparableclimatologyHaving a scale of between 40 metres and 4 kilometres (or 130 feet and 2 miles).
Origin
Coined by Tetsuya T. Fujita on the basis of mesoscale; each successive vowel in the alphabet refers to a smaller size.
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APA
misoscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoscale
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“misoscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoscale. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “misoscale,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/misoscale.
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