nanotube
Meanings
Plural: nanotubes
Noun
- a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape
- Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers.
- any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes
Origin / Etymology
From nano- + tube.
Synonyms
buckytube, carbon nanotube
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