n.
Pronunciation: ˌ na-n ō -tek- ' nä-l ə -j ē
Function: noun
Date: 1974
: the art of manipulating materials on an atomic or molecular scale especially to build microscopic devices (as robots)
– nano · tech · no · log · i · cal \ - ˌ tek-n ə - ' lä-ji-k ə l \ adjective
– nano · tech · nol · o · gist \ -tek- ' nä-l ə -jist \ noun