Meanings
nounnanothread (plural nanothreads)
plural nanothreads
- A nanoscale thread
This work explores the application of a new one-dimensional carbon nanomaterial, the diamond nanothread (DNT), as a reinforcement for nanocomposites.
2016, Haifei Zhan, Gang Zhan, Vincent BC Tan, Yuan Cheng, John M Bell, Yong-Wei Zhang, Yuantong Gu, “Diamond nanothread as a new reinforcement for nanocomposites”, in arXiv
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nanothread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanothread
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