nanomechanism

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noun

Any nanoscale mechanism.

OriginEnglish mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounnanomechanism (plural nanomechanisms)

plural nanomechanisms

  1. Any nanoscale mechanism.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  6. New Latinmechanismu
  7. Englishmechanism
  8. Englishnanomechanism

From nano- + mechanism.

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Translations

French nanomécanisme
  • nanomécanismeany nanoscale mechanism
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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