nanocrown

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noun

A crown-shaped structure having nanometre-sized dimensions, especially such a structure fabricated from individual metal atoms

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

nounnanocrown (plural nanocrowns)

plural nanocrowns

  1. A crown-shaped structure having nanometre-sized dimensions, especially such a structure fabricated from individual metal atoms

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishcrown
  5. Englishnanocrown

From nano- + crown.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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