nanobeam

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noun

A nanosized beam (structural unit, or stream of particles or radiation)

OriginEnglish beam ← Middle English bem ← Old English bēam →
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Meanings

nounnanobeam (plural nanobeams)

plural nanobeams

  1. A nanosized beam (structural unit, or stream of particles or radiation)

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Germanic*bagmaz?
  5. Proto-West Germanic*baum
  6. Old Englishbēam
  7. Middle Englishbem
  8. Englishbeam
  9. Englishnanobeam

From nano- + beam.

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APA

nanobeam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobeam

MLA

“nanobeam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobeam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanobeam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobeam.

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