microscale

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From micro- +‎ scale.

Noun

microscale (plural microscales) (often attributive)

  1. A very small or microscopic scale.
  2. (chemistry) 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).

Adjective

microscale (not comparable)

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