nanohole

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noun

A hole of nanoscale dimensions; but especially one of an array of such holes on a semiconductor surface.

OriginEnglish hole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol →
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Meanings

nounnanohole (plural nanoholes)

plural nanoholes

  1. natural sciencesA hole of nanoscale dimensions; but especially one of an array of such holes on a semiconductor surface.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  5. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  7. Old Englishhol
  8. Middle Englishhole
  9. Englishhole
  10. Englishnanohole

From nano- + hole.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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