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nanotube en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Latin tuba Latin tubusder. Middle French tubeder. English tube English nanotube From nano- + tube.

Meanings

  1. Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers.
  2. any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes

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Deriveds

fluoronanotube

Relateds

nanotechnology

Synonyms

buckytube · carbon nanotube

Translations (7)

io nanotubo (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) · de Nanoröhre (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) · ja ナノチューブ (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) · ru нанотру́бка (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) · fr nanotube (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) · cmn 納米管 /纳米管 (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube) · pl nanorurka (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube)