self-assembly

ˌsɛlf əˈsɛmbli

Definition

Definition of self-assembly - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

retail

Rare

assembly of a product by the customer

Rare

The bookshelf requires self-assembly after purchase.

automatic arrangement

TECH.

process where components automatically arrange into structures

TECH.

The self-assembly of nanoparticles is crucial in nanotechnology..

self-organization

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kit car

automotive

car sold as parts for self-assembly

propulsion unit

technology

self-contained assembly that produces thrust to move a vehicle or craft

Examples of self-assembly in a sentence

Self-assembly of the chair took an hour.
Self-assembly is a key concept in molecular biology.
The self-assembly process reduces manufacturing costs.

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French:assemblage par le client, ...
German:Selbstmontage, Selbstanordnung, ...
Italian:montaggio fai da te, auto-organizzazione, ...
Spanish:autoensamblaje, autoorganización, ...
Portuguese:montagem pelo cliente, auto-organização, ...
Chinese:自行组装, 自动组装, ...
Japanese:セルフアセンブリ, 自己組織化, ...
Arabic:تَجْمِيع ذاتِي, تجميع ذاتي, ...
Hebrew:הַרְכָּבָה עַצְמִית, הַרְכָּבָה עַצְמִית, ...
Russian:самостоятельная сборка, самоорганизация, ...
Ukrainian:самостійна збірка, самоорганізація, ...
Hindi:स्वयं-असेंबली, स्वतः-संयोजन, ...
Bengali:স্ব-সমাবেশ, স্বয়ংক্রিয় সমাবেশ, ...
Catalan:auto-muntatge, autoassemblatge, ...
Czech:vlastní montáž, samouspořádání, ...
Danish:selvmontering, selvorganisering, ...
Dutch:zelfmontage, zelfassemblage, ...
Greek:αυτοσυναρμολόγηση, αυτοοργάνωση, ...
Hungarian:önszerelés, önszerveződés, ...
Khmer:ការផ្គុំដោយខ្លួនឯង, ដំណើរការដែលសមាសភាគរៀបចំខ្លួនឯងជារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ, ...
Korean:자가 조립, ...
Persian:مونتاژ خودکار, خودآرایی, ...
Polish:samodzielny montaż, samoorganizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):montagem, auto-organização, ...
Romanian:asamblare proprie, auto-asamblare, ...
Swedish:självmontering, självorganisering, ...
Thai:การประกอบด้วยตนเอง, การประกอบตัวเอง, ...
Turkish:kendin yap montaj, kendi kendine montaj, ...
Vietnamese:tự lắp ráp, tự tổ chức, ...

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