Meanings
nounnanorobot (plural nanorobots)
plural nanorobots
- A nanoscale robot.
In the hip science of ultrasmall nanotechnology, fantastical future possibilities like rampaging nanorobots capture the most attention, but the first fruits of the field have been more mundane: tiny bits of mostly ordinary stuff that just sit there.
2005 February 22, Kenneth Chang, “Tiny Is Beautiful: Translating 'Nano' Into Practical”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Feb 2021
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
- Latinnānus
- Englishnano-
- Old Czechrobota
- Czechrobota
- Czechrobot
- Englishrobot
- Englishnanorobot
Translations
Swedish nanorobot
- nanorobotnanoscale robot
Cite this entry
APA
nanorobot. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanorobot
MLA
“nanorobot.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanorobot. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanorobot,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanorobot.
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