🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

नैनोकण

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nainokan

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nanoparticle/ˈnæn.oʊˌpɑːr.tɪ.kəl/
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"वैज्ञानिक कैंसर के इलाज के लिए नैनोकणों का उपयोग कर रहे हैं।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nanometers.

    "Researchers are using gold nanoparticles to target and destroy cancer cells more effectively."
  2. 2

    A discrete sub-micron entity utilized in advanced engineering, medicine, and chemistry for its unique quantum and surface properties.

    "The physical characteristics of the polymer change significantly when nanoparticles are embedded within its matrix."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term is a scientific neoclassical compound combining the prefix 'nano-' (derived from the Greek 'nanos', meaning dwarf) with the noun 'particle' (from the Latin 'particula', meaning a small part). Emerging in the late 20th century with the rapid advancement of nanotechnology and materials science, it describes microscopic structural units scaled at the nanometer level.

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