nanovortex

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noun

A nanoscale vortex.

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Meanings

nounnanovortex (plural nanovortices)

plural nanovortices

  1. A nanoscale vortex.

    The study of a nanovortex in superconductivity, portrayed here, entails twin sources of information: STM measurements give the topology of the object; scanning tunneling spectroscopy registers the intensity of the relationship of the current with the voltage.

    2014, Anne Marcovich, Toward a New Dimension: Exploring the Nanoscale, page 133

Origin

From nano- + vortex.

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nanovortex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanovortex

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“nanovortex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanovortex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanovortex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanovortex.

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