Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanomachine

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.12 in modern English

Syllables: nanoma-chine
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres.

verb

To machine with tolerances measured in nanometres.

Example Sentences

"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 goo" scenario that once panicked Prince Charles."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchinabor. Middle French machinebor. English machine English nanomachine From nano- + machine.

Inflected Forms

nanomachines (plural) nanomachines (present, singular) nanomachining (participle, present) nanomachined (participle, past) nanomachined (past)

Derived Forms

bionanomachine

Synonyms

nanite nanorobot

Questions

What does nanomachine mean?: Any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres.
Where does nanomachine come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) Doric Greek μᾱχᾰνᾱ́ (mākhănā́)bor. Latin māchinabor. Middle French machinebor. English machine English nanomachine From nano- + machine.

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