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nanowires

nanowires is the plural of nanowire.

Meaning of nanowire

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

Questions about nanowires

What is nanowires the plural of?
Nanowires is the plural of nanowire.

Words near nanowires in the dictionary

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

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