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nanomachine

American  
[nan-uh-muh-sheen] / ˈnæn ə məˌʃin /

noun

  1. nanobot.


Etymology

Origin of nanomachine

nano- + machine

Example Sentences

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Equipped with the T6SS nanomachine, Burkholderia bacteria can pursue a dual strategy: cell fusion and directly moving from one cell to another.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

In their study, they reveal the crucial role of a bacterial nanomachine in this infection process.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2024

In the long term, the motor could become the heart of a complex nanomachine.

From Science Daily • Oct. 19, 2023

Literally every physical object in the world, from computers to cheese, is made of molecules, and in principle a nanomachine could construct all of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Imagine a nanomachine that could take raw carbon and arrange it, atom by atom, into a perfect diamond.

From Time Magazine Archive