Definitions
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- noun A very small or
microscopic scale - noun chemistry 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)
Etymologies
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Examples
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And a little slop at the microscale is the price of such efficiency at the macroscale.
Archive 2005-12-01 2005
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And a little slop at the microscale is the price of such efficiency at the macroscale.
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Here's another huge gallery of microscale Lego spaceships, along with instructions.
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The material has low shrinkage during solidification and can therefore be cast in near-net shapes with microscale precision.
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On the microscale we have to switch to quantum physics.
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One of the ideas in my almost free gift guide was making microscale Lego Star Wars vehicles.
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Funny how friction 'dissipates' entropy from macroscale to microscale, always.
New Images Suggest More Recent Lakes on Mars | Universe Today 2010
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Effects of spring breakup on microscale air temperatures in the Mackenzie River Delta.
Effects of climate change on general hydro-ecology in the Arctic 2009
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On both titanium and polymer materials, nanoscale surface textures yielded a more natural, accepting response, while microscale patterns typical of engineered materials spurred a rejection response.
April 9th, 2007 2007
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Researchers have shrunk Sharper Image's bestselling Ionic Breeze fan down to the microscale.
Boing Boing 2007
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