"nanotechnology" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: nanotechnologies [plural]
Etymology: From nano- + technology. Popularized in 1986 by Eric Drexler. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|nano|technology}} nano- + technology Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nanotechnology (countable and uncountable, plural nanotechnologies)
  1. The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm). Wikipedia link: Engines of Creation, K. Eric Drexler Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Nanotechnology Derived forms: nano, nanotech Related terms: nanomaterial, nanoscale Translations (science and technology of creating nanoparticles): تِقْنِيَّة اَلنَّانُو (alt: tiqniyya(t) an-nānū) [feminine] (Arabic), نَانُوتِيكْنُولُوجِي (nanutiknulujī) [masculine] (Arabic), նանոտեխնոլոգիա (nanotexnologia) (Armenian), нанатэхнало́гія (nanatexnalóhija) [feminine] (Belarusian), ন্যানোপ্রযুক্তি (nênōprojukti) (Bengali), нанотехноло́гия (nanotehnológija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), 納米科技 (Chinese Mandarin), 纳米科技 (nàmǐ kējì) (Chinese Mandarin), 納米技術 (Chinese Mandarin), 纳米技术 (nàmǐ jìshù) (Chinese Mandarin), nanotechnologie [feminine] (Czech), nanotechnologie [feminine] (Dutch), nanoteknologio (Esperanto), nanoteknologia (Finnish), nanotechnologie [feminine] (French), ნანოტექნოლოგია (nanoṭeknologia) (Georgian), Nanotechnologie [feminine] (German), νανοτεχνολογία (nanotechnología) [feminine] (Greek), ננוטכנולוגיה (nanotekhnológya) [masculine] (Hebrew), नैनोतकनीकी (nainotaknīkī) (Hindi), nanaitheicneolaíocht [feminine] (Irish), nanotecnologia [feminine] (Italian), ナノテクノロジー (nanotekunorojī) (Japanese), រស្សបច្ចេកវិទ្យា (ras sak pach jaek kak vi tyea) (Khmer), 나노기술 (nanogisul) (Korean), nanotechnologia [feminine] (Latin), فناوری نانو (Persian), nanotechnologia [feminine] (Polish), nanotecnologia [feminine] (Portuguese), nanotehnologie [feminine] (Romanian), нанотехноло́гия (nanotexnológija) [feminine] (Russian), nanotecnología [feminine] (Spanish), นาโนเทคโนโลยี (naa-noh-ték-noh-loh-yee) (Thai), нанотехноло́гія (nanotexnolóhija) [feminine] (Ukrainian), قزمہ طرزیات (Urdu), công nghệ nano (Vietnamese)

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      "word": "រស្សបច្ចេកវិទ្យា"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "nanogisul",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "word": "나노기술"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nanotechnologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "word": "فناوری نانو"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nanotechnologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nanotecnologia"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nanotehnologie"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "nanotexnológija",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нанотехноло́гия"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "nanotecnología"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "naa-noh-ték-noh-loh-yee",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "word": "นาโนเทคโนโลยี"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "nanotexnolóhija",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "нанотехноло́гія"
    },
    {
      "code": "ur",
      "lang": "Urdu",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "word": "قزمہ طرزیات"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "science and technology of creating nanoparticles",
      "word": "công nghệ nano"
    }
  ],
  "word": "nanotechnology"
}

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