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nanotube

Syllables: na·no·tu·be

nanotube noun: 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.

Noun

nanotube (plural nanotubes)

  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

nanotube meaning in Tamil

nanotube in Tamil

மீநுண் குழாய், குறுணக் குழாய், குறியக் குழாய்

Synonyms of nanotube

Forms of nanotube

pluralnanotubes

Origin of nanotube

From nano- + tube.

Words formed from nanotube

Phrases with nanotube

Questions about nanotube

What does nanotube mean?
Nanotube means 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.
What is nanotube in Tamil?
Nanotube in Tamil is மீநுண் குழாய், குறுணக் குழாய், குறியக் குழாய். See Nanotube meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is nanotube?
Nanotube is a noun.
What is the plural of nanotube?
The plural of nanotube is nanotubes.

Words near nanotube in the dictionary

  1. nanotribology
  2. nanotribometer
  3. nanotribometers
  4. nanotruss
  5. nanotrusses
  6. nanotube
  7. nanotubes
  8. nanotubular
  9. nanotubule
  10. nanotubules
  11. nanotunnel

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