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carbon nanotube

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any nanostructure, a member of the fullerene family, having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

a fullerene molecule having a cylindrical or toroidal shape

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Synonyms: nanotube

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: fullerene

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Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳納米管 /碳纳米管 (tànnàmǐguǎn) — nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
  • Chinese Mandarin: 碳奈米管 (tànnàimǐguǎn) — nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
  • Finnish: hiilinanoputki — nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
  • French: nanotube de carbone — nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
  • German: Kohlenstoffnanoröhre — nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders
  • Romanian: nanotub de carbon — nanostructure having graphene layers wrapped into perfect cylinders