nano-
English
Etymology
From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
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nano-
- In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
- Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
- nano- + biology → nanobiology
- (diminutive) Very small.
- nano- + particle → nanoparticle
- nano- + plankton → nanoplankton
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- nanothermite
Translations
10-9
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nanotechnology industry
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Further reading
- nano- at OneLook Dictionary Search
Catalan
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Further reading
- “nano-” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Czech
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Dutch
Etymology
From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
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Estonian
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Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɑno-/, [ˈnɑno̞-]
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Further reading
- "nano-" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
French
Pronunciation
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Further reading
- “nano-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician
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German
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Hungarian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɒno]
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Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
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Further reading
- nano- in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Latvian
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Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈna.nɔ/
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Romanian
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Further reading
- nano- in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
Slovak
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Spanish
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Further reading
- “nano-”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Turkish
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Further reading
- nano- in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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