nanoscaledevice
nounUK /ˈnænəʊskeɪl dɪˌvaɪs/
US /ˈnænoʊskeɪl dɪˌvaɪs/
A very, very tiny machine that is too small to see.
The scientist built a nanoscaledevice that can swim through a drop of water.
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2. A tiny tool used in medicine to deliver medicine inside the body.
Doctors tested a nanoscaledevice to carry medicine to sick cells.
3. A very small electronic part used in computers.
Engineers put a nanoscaledevice inside the phone to make it faster.
4. A microscopic machine that can sense things in the environment.
The nanoscaledevice detected a tiny amount of pollution in the air.