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  • noun Plural form of nanoprobe.

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Examples

  • More exotic "nanoprobes" slated for hypothetical future expeditions are fun, conceptually, but they also beg the question: Won't we be there by then?

    Archive 2006-08-01 Mac 2006

  • The first tissue to be attacked by the nanoprobes is the victim’s blood …

    Becoming Human: The Seven of Nine™ Saga Various Authors 1998

  • The first tissue to be attacked by the nanoprobes is the victim’s blood …

    Becoming Human: The Seven of Nine™ Saga Various Authors 1998

  • The first tissue to be attacked by the nanoprobes is the victim’s blood …

    Becoming Human: The Seven of Nine™ Saga Various Authors 1998

  • But new "nanoprobes" made by combining scorpion venom with tiny metal beads are giving the fight against

    National Geographic News 2009

  • I don't get it either, but a little checking tells me the car is now made out of nanoprobes (lame!), so that probably has something to do with it.

    Archive 2008-09-01 2008

  • It features an injured man who receives an injection of nanoprobes to repair his body, but the nanoprobes achieve intelligence, become convinced the man they are saving is God, and start building a cathedral in his innards.

    Archive 2008-08-01 2008

  • I don't get it either, but a little checking tells me the car is now made out of nanoprobes (lame!), so that probably has something to do with it.

    TV Review: Knight Rider Series Premier 2008

  • It features an injured man who receives an injection of nanoprobes to repair his body, but the nanoprobes achieve intelligence, become convinced the man they are saving is God, and start building a cathedral in his innards.

    Anthology Review: Writers of the Future Volume XXIV 2008

  • I think if we can get properly modified nanoprobes into the central plexus of a Borg ship so that the signal will be carried beyond one cube, we can fool them into blowing up all of their vessels.

    Star Trek: Voyager®: Full Circle Kirsten Beyer 2009

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