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A carbon nanotube is just a graphene sheet that's rolled up seamlessly, and this happens in nature; carbon nanotubes are found in mineral deposits around the planet.
Mildred S. Dresselhaus

Meaning of "nanotube" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NANOTUBE

nanotube  [ˈnænəʊˌtjuːb] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NANOTUBE

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Nanotube is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NANOTUBE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of nanotube in the English dictionary

The definition of nanotube in the dictionary is a cylindrical nanoparticle, esp a carbon molecule.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NANOTUBE


blowtube
ˈbləʊˌtjuːb
buckytube
ˈbʌkɪˌtjuːb
cube
kjuːb
Danube
ˈdænjuːb
drawtube
ˈdrɔːˌtjuːb
flashcube
ˈflæʃkjuːb
flashtube
ˈflæʃˌtjuːb
hypercube
ˈhaɪpəˌkjuːb
myotube
ˌmaɪəˈtjuːb
phototube
ˈfəʊtəʊˌtjuːb
pube
ˈpjuːb
tube
tjuːb
YouTube
ˈjuːˌtjuːb

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NANOTUBE

nanobee
nanodot
nanogram
nanogramme
nanograss
nanomaterial
nanometer
nanometre
nanook
nanoparticle
nanophysics
nanoplankton
nanopublishing
nanoscale
nanosecond
nanotech
nanotechnology
nanotesla
nanowatt
nanoworld

WORDS THAT END LIKE NANOTUBE

boob tube
capillary tube
cathode-ray tube
discharge tube
drainage tube
electron tube
Eustachian tube
extension tube
Fallopian tube
image tube
inner tube
neural tube
Pitot-static tube
Pitot tube
shock tube
storage tube
test tube
the tube
vacuum tube
X-ray tube

Synonyms and antonyms of nanotube in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nanotube» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NANOTUBE

Find out the translation of nanotube to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of nanotube from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «nanotube» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

纳米管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nanotubo
570 millions of speakers

English

nanotube
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

नैनोट्यूब
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أنابيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

нанотрубка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nanotubo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

nanotube
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nanotube
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nanotube
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nanoröhre
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ナノチューブ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

나노 튜브
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nanotube
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ống nano
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நானோகுழாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सूक्ष्मातीत नलिका
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

nanotüp
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nanotubo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nanorurek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

нанотрубка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nanotub
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νανοσωλήνων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

tube
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nanorör
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

nanorør
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nanotube

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NANOTUBE»

The term «nanotube» is regularly used and occupies the 56.546 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NANOTUBE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about nanotube

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QUOTES WITH «NANOTUBE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word nanotube.
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Mildred S. Dresselhaus
A carbon nanotube is just a graphene sheet that's rolled up seamlessly, and this happens in nature; carbon nanotubes are found in mineral deposits around the planet.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NANOTUBE»

Discover the use of nanotube in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nanotube and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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TiO2 Nanotube Arrays: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications
This volume includes an introduction to TiO2 nanotube arrays, as well as a description of the material properties and distillation of the current research.
Craig A. Grimes, Gopal K. Mor, 2009
2
Carbon Nanotube and Graphene Device Physics
The first introductory textbook to explain the properties and performance of practical nanotube devices and related applications.
H.-S. Philip Wong, Deji Akinwande, 2011
3
Polymer Nanotube Nanocomposites: Synthesis, Properties, and ...
The book provides the following features: A summary of recent advances in nanotube composite synthesis technology A basic introduction to polymer nanotube nanocomposite technology for readers who are new to the field Valuable insights for ...
Vikas Mittal, 2010
4
Carbon Nanotube Electronics
This book provides a complete overview of the field of carbon nanotube electronics.
Ali Javey, Jing Kong, 2009
5
Carbon Nanotube and Related Field Emitters: Fundamentals and ...
Carbon nanotubes (CNTs) have novel properties that make them potentially useful in many applications in nanotechnology, electronics, optics and other fields of materials science.
Yahachi Saito, 2010
6
Physics of Carbon Nanotube Devices
This book – designed for researchers, engineers and graduate students alike – bridges the experimental and theoretical aspects of carbon nanotube devices.
Francois Leonard, 2008
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Physical Properties of Carbon Nanotube
This is an introductory textbook for graduate students and researchers from various fields of science who wish to learn about carbon nanotubes.
R. Saito, Gene Dresselhaus, Mildred S. Dresselhaus, 1998
8
Carbon Nanotube Enhanced Aerospace Composite Materials: A ...
The successful combination of the CNT properties and existing sensing actuating technologies leads to the realization of a multifunctional FRP structure. The current volume presents the state of the art research in this field.
A. Paipetis, V. Kostopoulos, 2012
9
Carbon Nanotube-Polymer Composites: Manufacture, Properties, ...
Designed to be of use to polymer scientists, engineers, chemists, physicists, and materials scientists, the book covers carbon nanotube fundamentals to help polymer experts understand CNTs, and polymer physics to help those in the CNT field ...
Brian P. Grady, 2011
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Carbon Nanotube Synthesis, Device Fabrication, and Circuit ...
Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistor (CNFET) technology has received a lot of attention in the past few years as a promising extension to silicon-CMOS for future digital logic integrated circuits.
Albert Lin, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NANOTUBE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nanotube is used in the context of the following news items.
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In the Realm of 2D Materials, Weirdness Works
“Graphene was simply an unzipped nanotube,” says Robinson, who is now an assistant professor and Corning Faculty Fellow in the ... «I-Connect007, Jul 15»
2
Increasing demand from automotive sector to prop growth of global …
Polymer nanocomposite market is segmented based on product type including carbon nanotube, nanofiber, nanoclay and inorganic particle ... «plastemart.com, Jul 15»
3
MIT Scholars Engaged in Nanomaterials Study for Drug Delivery …
Stephen Gibbs is working in chemical engineering Professor Michael S. Strano's lab to understand chemically driven, nanotube-guided ... «AZoNano.com, Jul 15»
4
2D materials researchers aim 'beyond graphene'
“Graphene was simply an unzipped nanotube,” says Robinson, who is now an assistant professor and Corning Faculty Fellow in the ... «Penn State News, Jul 15»
5
Smart grid companies raise $289M in first half of 2015
... and developer of multi-wall carbon nanotube products for the energy storage, structural and electronics industries, which raised $15 million. «Today's Energy Solutions, Jul 15»
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EPA clears Nano-C to manufacture, sell single-walled carbon …
Officials at carbon nanotube-based memory device developer Nantero, Inc, said they were looking forward to working with Nano-C. "As we are ... «EP News Wire, Jul 15»
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Mercom: VC funding for batteries and energy storage almost …
Top of the deal tree was VionX Energy, a maker of vanadium redox flow batteries, which raised US$58.1 million, with carbon nanotube product ... «PV-Tech Storage, Jul 15»
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Global Carbon Nanotube Industry 2015 Market Research Report
2015 Market Research Report on Global Carbon Nanotube Industry was a professional and depth research report on Global Carbon Nanotube ... «Nanotechnology News, Jul 15»
9
Energy devices go wireless
... of connecting modules – by combining electrically conducting carbon nanotube sheets with a self-healing polymer. Overlapping the edges of ... «Royal Society of Chemistry, Jul 15»
10
Your body, the battery: Powering gadgets from human “biofuel”
Another French team (including researchers from the 2010 effort) constructed an improved, carbon nanotube-based EFC. When this was ... «Ars Technica, Jul 15»

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