nanomachine

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ machine.

Noun

nanomachine (plural nanomachines)

1. Any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres.
   • 2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     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.

Synonyms

• nanite
• nanorobot

Translations

Translations

• Italian: nanomacchina (it) f
• Spanish: nanomáquina f

Verb

nanomachine (third-person singular simple present nanomachines, present participle nanomachining, simple past and past participle nanomachined)

1. To machine with tolerances measured in nanometres.