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nanobot

[ nan-uh-bot ]
/ ˈnæn əˌbɒt /
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noun
a machine or robot built on the nanoscale, still in the research-and-development stage, with potential applications in medicine and industry.
a machine or robot that can manipulate nanoscale objects with great precision.
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Also called nan·o·ro·bot [nan-uh-roh-buht, -bot], /ˈnæn əˌroʊ bət, -bɒt/, nanite, nanomachine .

Origin of nanobot

First recorded in 1990–95; nano- + (ro)bot

Words nearby nanobot

nanny goat, nanny state, nanny tax, nano, nanobe, nanobot, nanodot, nanofabrication, nanogram, nanoid, nanomachine
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