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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

microscale

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables
mi-croscale
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A very small or microscopic scale.

noun

The scale of microanalysis.

noun

A scale of physical consideration or of bounds having a characteristic dimension typically ranging from 1 to 999 µm (under 1 mm).

adj

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

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. 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.

Inflected Forms

microscales (plural) micro scale (alternative) micro-scale (alternative)

Derived Forms

submicroscale

Questions

What does microscale mean?
A very small or microscopic scale.
Where does microscale come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *mey-der.? Ancient Greek μῑκρός (mīkrós) Ancient Greek μῑκρο- (mīkro-)lbor. 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.

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