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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A mechanical or electronic device whose parts are single atoms or molecules.

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  • noun any mechanical device, manufactured using nanotechnology, having a scale measured in nanometres

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From nano- +‎ machine.

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