nanofabrication

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noun

Fabrication, such as building or sculpting, at the nanoscale, on the level of individual molecules.

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

nounnanofabrication (countable and uncountable, plural nanofabrications)

plural nanofabrications

  1. countableuncountableFabrication, such as building or sculpting, at the nanoscale, on the level of individual molecules.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishfabrication
  5. Englishnanofabrication

From nano- + fabrication.

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Translations

Finnish nanovalmistus
  • nanovalmistusTranslations
Italian nanofabbricazione
  • nanofabbricazioneTranslations
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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