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nanowire

nanowire noun: a wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.

Noun

nanowire (plural nanowires)

  1. A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.
    • Nanoparticles will also be the building blocks for complex structures like nanowires and molecule electronic devices.2005 February 22, Kenneth Chang, “Tiny Is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' Into Practical”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021
    Synonyms:
    NW

Synonyms of nanowire

Forms of nanowire

pluralnanowires

Origin of nanowire

From nano- + wire.

Words formed from nanowire

  • AgNW
  • CuNW
  • nanowired
  • nanowiring
  • NW

Questions about nanowire

What does nanowire mean?
Nanowire means a wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.
What part of speech is nanowire?
Nanowire is a noun.
What is the plural of nanowire?
The plural of nanowire is nanowires.

Words near nanowire in the dictionary

  1. nanowedges
  2. nanowell
  3. nanowells
  4. nanowhisker
  5. nanowhiskers
  6. nanowire
  7. nanowires
  8. nanoworld
  9. nanoworlds
  10. nanoworm
  11. nanoworms

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