nanotube

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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

Pronunciation

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Word forms

nanotube nanotubes

Etymology

From nano- + tube.

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