nanotube

== English == === Etymology === From nano- +‎ tube. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: na‧no‧tu‧be === Noun === nanotube (plural nanotubes) Shortening of carbon nanotube; A carbon molecule, in the shape of a tube, having a fullerene structure and a diameter of about 1 or 2 nanometers. any nanotech tubular structure with a characteristic diameter measured in a few nanometres, such as titanium nanotubes ==== Synonyms ==== (carbon molecule): buckytube carbon nanotube ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === nanotechnology === Anagrams === butanone == French == === Noun === nanotube m (plural nanotubes) nanotube