multiscale

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adjective

Of, pertaining to, or operating across multiple scales.

OriginEnglish scale ← Middle English scale ← Latin scāla →
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Meanings

adjectivemultiscale (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOf, pertaining to, or operating across multiple scales.

Origin

  1. Proto-Italic*moltos
  2. Latinmultus
  3. Latinmultī
  4. Middle Englishmulti-
  5. Englishmulti-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*skend-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*(s)kn̥d-sleh₂
  8. Proto-Italic*skand-slā
  9. Latinscāla
  10. Middle Englishscale
  11. Englishscale
  12. Englishmultiscale

From multi- + scale.

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APA

multiscale. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiscale

MLA

“multiscale.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiscale. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiscale,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiscale.

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