"nanotube" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: Nanotube.wav Forms: nanotubes [plural]
Etymology: From nano- + tube. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|nano|tube}} nano- + tube Head templates: {{en-noun}} nanotube (plural nanotubes)
  1. Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers. Categories (topical): Polymer Translations (A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube): 納米管 (Chinese Mandarin), 纳米管 (nàmǐguǎn) (Chinese Mandarin), nanotube [masculine] (French), Nanoröhre [feminine] (German), nanotubo (Ido), ナノチューブ (nanochūbu) (Japanese), nanorurka [feminine] (Polish), нанотру́бка (nanotrúbka) [feminine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-nanotube-en-noun-O34vwJV- Disambiguation of Polymer: 83 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with nano-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Allotropes of carbon Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with nano-: 59 41 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 23 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ido translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Allotropes of carbon: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube': 92 8
  2. any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes
    Sense id: en-nanotube-en-noun-gVrECCGa
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: buckytube, carbon nanotube Related terms: nanotechnology

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