carbon nanotube

American  

[kahr-buhn na-noh-toob] / ˈkɑr bən ˈnæ noʊˌtub /

noun

carbon nanotubes plural

1. Physical Chemistry. a tubular structure having a diameter on the nanometer scale, consisting of one or more sheets of graphene rolled into a cylinder; a cylindrical carbon molecule.

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carbon nanotube Scientific  

1. The most common form of nanotube, composed entirely of carbon atoms.

2. See more at nanotube

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• carbon-nanotube
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• carbon nanotubes
  plural

Example Sentences

"This chance discovery allowed us to recognize that we can design carbon nanotube architectures with desired characteristics by adjusting rotation angles and shaking conditions."

From Science Daily • Dec. 11, 2023

This different perspective allowed the researchers to identify electrons as the main culprit behind friction between the carbon nanotube and water.

From Scientific American • Feb. 22, 2022

But scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reported in September the creation of a carbon nanotube coating that they claim captures better than 99.995 of the incident light.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2019

Pattern recognition using carbon nanotube synaptic transistors with an adjustable weight update protocol.

From Nature • Feb. 20, 2018

The one problem with the space elevator is that carbon nanotube ribbon.

From Slate • May 15, 2013