Self-assembly — is a term used to describe processes in which a disordered system of pre existing components forms an organized structure or pattern as a consequence of specific, local interactions among the components themselves, without external direction.Self … Wikipedia
self-assembly — Ⅰ. self assembly UK US adjective [before noun] COMMERCE ► designed to be made at home from a set of prepared parts by the person who buys it: »His company is a leading UK supplier of cheap self assembly furniture. Ⅱ. self assembly UK US noun [U]… … Financial and business terms
self-assembly — self as sembly adj self assembly furniture is sold as separate parts that you put together yourself at home … Dictionary of contemporary English
self-assembly — ► NOUN ▪ the construction of a piece of furniture from materials sold in kit form. DERIVATIVES self assemble verb … English terms dictionary
self-assembly — ADJ: usu ADJ n Self assembly is used to refer to furniture and other goods that you buy in parts and that you have to put together yourself. ...a range of self assembly bedroom furniture … English dictionary
self-assembly — UK / US adjective British self assembly furniture is furniture that you buy in separate pieces and put together yourself … English dictionary
self-assembly — self as·sem·bly ə sem blē n, pl blies the process by which a complex macromolecule (as collagen) or a supramolecular system (as a virus) spontaneously assembles itself from its components self as·sem·ble bəl vi … Medical dictionary
self-assembly — noun a) The assembly of a retail product by the customer b) The assembly of a biological or chemical material from a disorganized collection by means of interactions between the components … Wiktionary
self-assembly — noun Date: 1966 the process by which a complex macromolecule (as collagen) or a supramolecular system (as a virus) spontaneously assembles itself from its components • self assemble intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
self-assembly — n., pl. self assemblies. * * * … Universalium
