microscopic scale
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmicroscopicandscale
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microscopic
adjective
uk/ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɒp.ɪk/us/ˌmaɪ.krəˈskɑː.pɪk/
sciencespecialized
very small and only able to be seen with ...
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scale
noun
uk/skeɪl/us/skeɪl/
a set of numbers, amounts, etc., used to measure or compare the level ...
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The capabilities of the simple projection microscope to detect complex structures on amicroscopicscalehave been tested using an ant as an object.
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Furthermore, the concentrations of reactants at themicroscopicscalemay be enhanced at the freezing interface and dramatic acceleration of reaction rates can occur.
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Their fossil remnants show morphological features uniquely characteristic of life and hence their documentary value is comparable to animal skeletons on amicroscopicscale.
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It is possible that, on amicroscopicscale, geniculate afferents serving each eye become segregated within patches, to synapse on different cells.
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We believe that the information transactions of neurons at amicroscopicscalemay be approached from the analysis of macroscopic activity, using linear approximations in the first instance.
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Figs 3, 4); at themicroscopicscale, however, it is most often gradual.
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These energies are sometimes necessarily, on amicroscopicscale.
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An important property of a condensed matter system is the symmetry of the structure on itsmicroscopicscale.
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On themicroscopicscalecommon applications include microscopy and optical coherence tomography.
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Due to their specificity, microhardness testing can be used to observe changes in hardness on themicroscopicscale.
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The strong and weak interaction primarily deal with forces within atoms, while gravitational effects are only obvious on amicroscopicscale.
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On amicroscopicscale, the fossils consist of narrow tube-like structures, which weave around one another.
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On amicroscopicscale, materials have cracks and discontinuities.
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On amicroscopicscale, secotioid fungi do not expel their spores forcibly from the basidium and so the spores are statismospores.
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Technological progress allows this kind of sensor to be manufactured on themicroscopicscaleas microsensors using microelectromechanical systems technology.
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Crystals, even at themicroscopicscale, are exceedingly rare.
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