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nanotechnology

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • Canada, General-American: /ˌnænoʊtɛkˈnɑləd͡ʒi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɒlədʒi
  • CMU ARPABET: N AE2 N OW0 T EH2 K N AA1 L AH0 JH IY2 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The science and technology of creating nanoparticles and of manufacturing machines which have sizes within the range of nanometres (1–100 nm).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the branch of engineering that deals with things smaller than 100 nanometers (especially with the manipulation of individual molecules)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: engineering, engineering science, applied science, technology

History

Etymology

From nano- + technology. Popularized in 1986 by Eric Drexler.

Across languages

Translations

35 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تِقْنِيَّة اَلنَّانُو — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Arabic: نَانُوتِيكْنُولُوجِي (nanutiknulujī) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Armenian: նանոտեխնոլոգիա (nanotexnologia) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Belarusian: нанатэхнало́гія (nanatexnalóhija) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Bengali: ন্যানোপ্রযুক্তি (nênōprojukti) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Bulgarian: нанотехноло́гия (nanotehnológija) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 納米科技 /纳米科技 (nàmǐ kējì) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Chinese Mandarin: 納米技術 /纳米技术 (nàmǐ jìshù) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Czech: nanotechnologie — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Dutch: nanotechnologie — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Esperanto: nanoteknologio — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Finnish: nanoteknologia — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • French: nanotechnologie — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Georgian: ნანოტექნოლოგია (nanoṭeknologia) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • German: Nanotechnologie — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Greek: νανοτεχνολογία (nanotechnología) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Hebrew: ננוטכנולוגיה (nanotekhnológya) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Hindi: नैनोतकनीकी (nainotaknīkī) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Irish: nanaitheicneolaíocht — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Italian: nanotecnologia — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Japanese: ナノテクノロジー (nanotekunorojī) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Khmer: រស្សបច្ចេកវិទ្យា (ras sak pach jaek kak vi tyea) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Korean: 나노기술 (nanogisul) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Latin: nanotechnologia — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Persian: فناوری نانو — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Polish: nanotechnologia — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Portuguese: nanotecnologia — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Romanian: nanotehnologie — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Russian: нанотехноло́гия (nanotexnológija) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Spanish: nanotecnología — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Swedish: nanoteknik — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Thai: นาโนเทคโนโลยี (naa-noh-ték-noh-loh-yee) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Ukrainian: нанотехноло́гія (nanotexnolóhija) — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Urdu: قزمہ طرزیات — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
  • Vietnamese: công nghệ nano — science and technology of creating nanoparticles
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