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NIMS

NIMS

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A Japanese research institute that studies and makes new materials
  • proper noun
  • Specialized
: NIMS
  • The new composite material was developed by a team at NIMS in Japan.

Examples

  • Scientists at NIMS have made significant advances in battery technology.

  • The NIMS conducts advanced research in materials science.

  • International collaborations with NIMS have led to breakthroughs in nanotechnology.

  • Have you heard about NIMS in Japan?

  • The NIMS conducts groundbreaking research in the field of materials science in Japan.

  • Researchers at NIMS are exploring new techniques for enhancing the strength of polymers.

  • The findings published by NIMS have the potential to revolutionize energy storage technologies.

Surface Forms

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Morphology

NIMS = N + I + M + S

This is an initialism for a proper name (National Institute for Materials Science); the letters are initials and do not function as English morphemes, so morphological decomposition is not informative for learners.

Etymology

NIMS stands for the National Institute for Materials Science, formed from the first letters of that name. So NIMS is the name of a Japanese research institute that studies and develops new materials.