nanomachine
nanomachine noun: any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres.
Noun
nanomachine (plural nanomachines)
- Any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres.
- There are many terrifying possibilities for nanotechnology; military nanomachines could infiltrate human bodies and systematically tear them apart using the same principles medical nanomachines will use to repair them. An uncontrolled nanomachine designed to replicate itself could lead to the "grey...2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian
Verb
nanomachine (third-person singular simple present nanomachines, present participle nanomachining, simple past and past participle nanomachined)
- To machine with tolerances measured in nanometres.
Synonyms of nanomachine
Forms of nanomachine
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | nanomachines |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | nanomachines |
| present participle | nanomachining |
| past participle | nanomachined |
| past | nanomachined |
Origin of nanomachine
From nano- + machine.
Words formed from nanomachine
Questions about nanomachine
- What does nanomachine mean?
- Nanomachine means any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres.
- What part of speech is nanomachine?
- Nanomachine can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of nanomachine?
- The plural of nanomachine is nanomachines.
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