Word: nanofabrications
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: na
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Definition: Plural of nanofabrication; a growing field of techniques within nanotechnology dealing with the engineering (etching, writing, printing) of nanometer-scale structures
Morphemes:
Affix: nano-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Etymology Compounds: Affix: nanus
Language: la
Decoded: nanus
Meaning: dwarf
Affix: fabricate
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to construct; to build.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fabricātus
Language: la
Decoded: fabricatus
PoS: Participle
Meaning: built, constructed, fashioned, forged, shaped, fabricated
Affix: -ion
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: an action or process, or the result of an action or process
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -iō
Language: la
Decoded: -io
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form abstract nouns from verbs.
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form many pluralia tantum (nouns that are almost or entirely without singular forms).