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nano-

prefix
/ˈnænəʊ/UK/ˈnænoʊ/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Borrowed from Latin nānus (“dwarf”), borrowed from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos, “dwarf”).

  1. derived from νᾶνος — “dwarf”
  2. derived from nano- Borrowed from Latin nānus — “dwarf”
  3. derived from nānusbor

Definitions

  1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the…

    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

  2. Derived from the nanotechnology industry.

    • nano- + biology → nanobiology

  3. Very small.

    • nano- + particle → nanoparticle
    • nano- + plankton → nanoplankton

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for nano-. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA