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nanowire

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.98 in modern English

Syllables
nanowire
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English wire English nanowire From nano- + wire.

Inflected Forms

nanowires (plural)

Derived Forms

AgNW CuNW nanowired nanowiring NW

Frequently Paired Words

nanofilm nanoparticle nanosheet nanosphere nanoswitch nanotube

Synonyms

NW

Questions

What does nanowire mean?
A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.
Where does nanowire come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English wire English nanowire From nano- + wire.

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