nanotechnologist en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English nanotechnology Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English nanotechnologist From nanotechnology + -ist.
Meanings
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Someone who does research into nanotechnology; someone studying things on the scale of nanometers.
By controlling matter at this size, nanotechnologists hope to fabricate devices and materials with novel, seemingly magical properties.
2007 September 23, Jason Pontin, “In Tiny Particles, a Big Link in Jerusalem”, in New York Times:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| nanotechnologists | Number=Plur | lexicographic |