nanite

[nan-ahyt]

noun

1. nanobot.

Word History and Origins

Origin of nanite¹

nan(o)- + -ite ¹

Example Sentences

These include Lumen, “a fully dynamic global illumination solution” for more true-to-life lighting, and Nanite, which Epic says “gives you the ability to create games and experiences with massive amounts of geometric detail.”

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Image: Epic Games The pair of new technologies coming with UE5 are called Nanite and Lumen.

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Nanite is a tool that will virtualize geometry, which means it will automatically generate “as much geometric detail as the eye can see,” the company says in a blog post, and allow developers to diversify that geometry endlessly based on any source asset.

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Money has technically been abolished, but you still have to “buy” egregiously expensive products from Star Trek-style replicators using nanite construction material.

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Their DNA strands stretch taut between nanite pillars, double helices analysed and transformed, cascading deviations along to the next wave of propagators.

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