nanotechnology en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌnænoʊtɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒi/ (Canada, General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From nano- + technology. Popularized in 1986 by Eric Drexler.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).
Nanotechnology, the science of creating functional systems on the scale of molecules or smaller, could enable engineers to combine the functions of memory chips and disk drives on a device the size of a dime.
2006 September 23, Dan Mitchell, “The March of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 23 Jul 2021: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.
2003 November 20, Barnaby J. Feder, “Nanotechnology: Bill To Create Office Of Nanotechnology”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 21 Jul 2021:Development of applied nanotechnologies is being pursued by at least 15 research-oriented private companies and 69 manufacturers.
2012 May 22, Jacy Meyer, “To Czech Industry, Everything Is Nano”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2020:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nanotechnologies | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
nano · nanotech · bionanotechnology · myconanotechnology · nanotechnologist
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Translations (35)
hi नैनोतकनीकी (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · sv nanoteknik (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · es nanotecnología (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · eo nanoteknologio (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · cs nanotechnologie (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ur قزمہ طرزیات (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · fa فناوری نانو (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ar نَانُوتِيكْنُولُوجِي (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · nl nanotechnologie (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · vi công nghệ nano (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ro nanotehnologie (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · he ננוטכנולוגיה (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ka ნანოტექნოლოგია (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ar تِقْنِيَّة اَلنَّانُو (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · bg нанотехноло́гия (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ga nanaitheicneolaíocht (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · pl nanotechnologia (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · de Nanotechnologie (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · pt nanotecnologia (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · cmn 納米科技 /纳米科技 (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · cmn 納米技術 /纳米技术 (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · th นาโนเทคโนโลยี (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · bn ন্যানোপ্রযুক্তি (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · it nanotecnologia (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · la nanotechnologia (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · km រស្សបច្ចេកវិទ្យា (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · hy նանոտեխնոլոգիա (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ru нанотехноло́гия (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · uk нанотехноло́гія (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · el νανοτεχνολογία (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · be нанатэхнало́гія (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ko 나노기술 (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · ja ナノテクノロジー (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · fi nanoteknologia (science and technology of creating nanoparticles) · fr nanotechnologie (science and technology of creating nanoparticles)