Meanings
nouncarbon nanotube (plural carbon nanotubes)
plural carbon nanotubes
- Any nanostructure, a member of the fullerene family, having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny nanostructure, a member of the fullerene family, having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders.
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 碳納米管 /碳纳米管, 碳奈米管
- 碳納米管 /碳纳米管 (tànnàmǐguǎn)nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
- 碳奈米管 (tànnàimǐguǎn)nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
Finnish hiilinanoputki
- hiilinanoputkinanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
French nanotube de carbone
- nanotube de carbonenanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
German Kohlenstoffnanoröhre
- Kohlenstoffnanoröhrenanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
Romanian nanotub de carbon
- nanotub de carbonnanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
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carbon nanotube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20nanotube
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“carbon nanotube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20nanotube. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “carbon nanotube,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/carbon%20nanotube.
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