nanoscale

adj

1. (not-comparable)On a scale measured in nanometers.

   “The first such review would also include a study of whether it is feasible to create nanoscale devices that can assemble themselves or copies of themselves molecule by molecule -- a subject of fierce debate among nanotechnology experts.”

noun

1. A measuring tool with gradations in nanometers.

   “The nanoscales under development will have 10 000 to 40 000 graduations per 1 mm distance.”

2. The scale of nanotechnology.

   “As opposed to the microscale, the nanoscale is not just another step toward miniaturization: it results in a qualitatively new material.”