Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: nanite
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of nanorobot.

Example Sentences

"I had the nanites install the brackets, then climbed up there with the panels, placed them on the brackets, and had the nanites secure them."
"Disperse into a cloud of nanites."
""Anyway," their guide continued, "he didn't know the first thing about tech. Pushed the team hard. We couldn't get a chemical solution that worked right, but nanites showed real promise." "You're joking." Quinn didn't even try to keep the horror from her voice. "Memory-altering nanite clouds?" Tonya growled. "What did they call this, Project Grey Goo? That's wildly irresponsible.""
"“A nanite cluster has infested the resort, consuming metal to self-replicate. Starfleet has ordered us to humanely capture and study the microscopic robots.”"

Etymology

From nano- + -ite.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: nano
Suffix: ite

Inflected Forms

nanites (plural)

Synonyms

nanorobot

Questions

What does nanite mean?: Synonym of nanorobot.
Where does nanite come from?: From nano- + -ite.

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