monolayer

noun

mono·​lay·​er ˈmä-nō-ˌlā-ər How to pronounce monolayer (audio)
-ˌler
: a single continuous layer or film that is one cell, molecule, or atom in thickness

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The researchers started by synthesizing a material from monolayers of the semiconductors molybdenum diselenide and tungsten disulfide, which belong to a class of materials that past simulations had implied could exhibit Nagaoka-style magnetism. — Michael Greshko, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2024 But most natural mosaics, from rock cracks to molecular monolayers, are not perfectly periodic tessellations. — Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 21 June 2023

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1924, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of monolayer was in 1924

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monolayer

noun
mono·​lay·​er ˈmän-ō-ˌlā-ər, -ˌle(-ə)r How to pronounce monolayer (audio)
: a single continuous layer or film that is one cell or molecule in thickness
monolayering
-iŋ How to pronounce monolayer (audio)
noun
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