Meaning

2 senses
  1. 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.

    Nanoröhre

    нанотру́бкаnanotrúbka

    a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape

  2. Any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Could carbon nanotubes be used to make a cable for a space elevator?

  2. The team said the central structure of the nanotubes contains rings called cyclic peptides.

  3. Further research is needed before a carbon nanotube biosensor for salmonella is available commercially.

  4. The ingredients in this thermoelectric recipe include carbon nanotubes, polymers and a carbon material called graphene, which is a nanoparticle.

  5. These nanotubes have been converted into microscopic-sized filaments to create the world's smallest radio, one that picks up actual station transmissions.

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube:

Forms

plural: nanotubes
Singularnanotube
Pluralnanotubes

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape:carbon nanotube

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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