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nano en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈnænəʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable) Clipping of nanoscale.
   alt of nanoscale
   • "Aerographene" owes this ability to its unique structure at the nano level. 2021 November 15, “Nanomaterial 'aerographene' used to create extremely powerful pumps”, in Phys.org, archived from the original on 22 Oct 2025:
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable) Clipping of nanotechnological.
   alt of nanotechnological

Deriveds

non-nano

nano en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈnænəʊ/
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Meanings

1. (abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, often, uncountable) Clipping of nanotechnology.
   alt of nanotechnology
   • The Czech government is actively supporting the nano industry through the participation of ministries and universities in research and development programs. 2012 May 22, Jacy Meyer, “To Czech Industry, Everything Is Nano”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2020:
2. (countable) A nanotechnological device, such as a computer
3. (countable) A nanoscale device, such as a robot
4. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable) Clipping of nanosecond.
   alt of nanosecond
5. (abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable) Clipping of nanometre.
   alt of nanometre

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