- a branch of technology dealing with the manufacture of objects with dimensions of less than 100 nanometres and the manipulation of individual molecules and atoms
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nan•o•tech•nol•o•gy
(nan′ə tek nol′ə jē, nā′nə-),USA pronunciation n.
- Weights and Measuresany technology on the scale of nanometers.
- 1987
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nanotechnology /ˌnænəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ/, nanotech /ˈnænəʊˌtɛk/ n