microscale

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

Adjective

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

Origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós)der. English micro- Proto-Indo-European *skend-der. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kn̥d-sleh₂ Proto-Italic *skand-slā Latin scālabor. Middle English scale English scale English microscale From micro- + scale.

Forms

micro scale micro-scale

Derived

submicroscale

Noun

  1. A very small or microscopic scale.
  2. The scale of microanalysis.
  3. A scale of physical consideration or of bounds having a characteristic dimension typically ranging from 1 to 999 µm (under 1 mm).

Forms

microscales micro scale micro-scale