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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres..
There are many terrifying possibilities for nanotechnology; military nanomachines could infiltrate human bodies and systematically tear them apart using the same principles medical nanomachines will use to repair them. An uncontrolled nanomachine designed to replicate itself could lead to the "grey goo" scenario that once panicked Prince Charles.
Use nanomachine when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nanomachine means Any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres..
Common synonyms include nanite, nanorobot.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
There are many terrifying possibilities for nanotechnology; military nanomachines could infiltrate human bodies and systematically tear them apart using the same principles medical nanomachines will use to repair them. An uncontrolled nanomachine designed to replicate itself could lead to the "grey goo" scenario that once panicked Prince Charles.
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