self-assembly

self-assembly

See also: selfassembly

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *swé?
Proto-Indo-European *selbʰ-der.
Proto-Germanic *selbaz
Old English self
Old English self-
Middle English self-
English self-
English assembly
English self-assembly

    From self- + assembly.

    Noun

    self-assembly (uncountable)

    1. The assembly of a retail product by the customer.
    2. The assembly of a biological or chemical material from a disorganized collection by means of interactions between the components.
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