submolecular en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English molecular English submolecular From sub- + molecular.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Below the molecular scale; smaller than a molecule
Since the tiny magnetic domains have to travel only submolecular distances, it is possible to read and write magnetic regions with different polarization as quickly as a single nanosecond — far faster than existing storage technologies.
2007 September 11, John Markoff, “Redefining the Architecture of Memory”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 09 Nov 2020:
- (not-comparable) Relating to a submolecule.
Translations (3)
el υπομοριακός (below the molecular scale) · fr sub-moléculaire (below the molecular scale) · fr submoléculaire (below the molecular scale)