nanite

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

nano- +‎ -ite

Noun[edit]

nanite (plural nanites)

  1. (science fiction) Synonym of nanorobot
    • 2017, Stephanie C. Fox, New World Order Underwater, page 76:
      I had the nanites install the brackets, then climbed up there with the panels, placed them on the brackets, and had the nanites secure them.
    • 2021 August 11, Thomas Happ, Axiom Verge 2, Nintendo Switch, description for Tilhar:
      Disperse into a cloud of nanites.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Calque of English nanite.

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Noun[edit]

nanite m (plural nanites)

  1. Synonym of nanorobot

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