nanowire

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ wire.

Pronunciation

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Noun

nanowire (plural nanowires)

1. (physics) A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers.

Synonyms

• NW

 

Derived terms

• AgNW
• CuNW
• nanowired
• nanowiring
• NW

 

Related terms

• nanofilm
• nanoparticle
• nanosheet
• nanosphere
• nanoswitch
• nanotube

 

Translations

wire whose width is of the order of nanometers

• French: nanofil (fr) m
• German: Nanodraht m
• Italian: nanofilo (it) m
• Japanese: ナノワイヤ (nanowaiya)
• Polish: nanodrut m
• Spanish: nanohilo m