nanoantenna

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noun

A nanoscale antenna-like structure for sending and transmitting electromagnetic waves.

OriginEnglish antenna ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
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Meanings

nounnanoantenna (plural nanoantennas or nanoantennae)

plural nanoantennas · plural nanoantennae

  1. A nanoscale antenna-like structure for sending and transmitting electromagnetic waves.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishantenna
  5. Englishnanoantenna

From nano- + antenna.

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Translations

Finnish nanoantenni
  • nanoantenninanoscale antenna
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APA

nanoantenna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoantenna

MLA

“nanoantenna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoantenna. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanoantenna,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoantenna.

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