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Meaning of nanomachine | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Español nanomáquina
Français nanomachine
Italiano nanomacchina

Examples

“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.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

nanomachinery nanomagnet nanomagnetism nanomanipulation nanomanipulator nanomanufacture

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