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nanosheet en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English sheet English nanosheet From nano- + sheet.

Meanings

1. A nanoscale sheet, especially one of many making up a nanostructure.
   • The nanosheet of gold forms when a confinement chemical is added to chloroauric acid containing gold and water. […] Because the nanosheets are so thin, just about every gold atom plays a part in the catalysis,” said Stephen Evans, study author and head of the University of Leeds’ Molecular and Nanoscale Research group. 2019 August 6, Ashley Strickland, “Scientists just created the world’s thinnest gold and it’s two atoms thick”, in CNN:

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