nano- en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /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”).
Meanings
- (morpheme) 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
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(morpheme) Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
nano- + biology → nanobiology
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(diminutive, morpheme) Very small.
nano- + particle → nanoparticle
nano- + plankton → nanoplankton
Antonyms
arch- · great · hyper- · giga- · grand · macro- · ultra- · -zilla · super- · over- · supra- · uber- · giga- · mega-
Deriveds
Synonyms
-ole · -y · -ee · -et · -ule · micro-[Appendix:Glossary · -le · -cule · -el · mini- · -kin · -ie · -icle · -let · -ling · -ette
Translations (41)
bg нано- (10−9) · pl nano- (10−9) · lv nano- (10−9) · fi nano- (10−9) · sv nano- (10−9) · fi nano- (nanotechnology industry) · tr nano- (10−9) · gl nano- (10−9) · sk nano- (10−9) · ro nano- (10−9) · cmn 奈 (10−9) · uk нано- (nanotechnology industry) · id nano- (10−9) · ru нано- (10−9) · fr nano- (10−9) · pt nano- (nanotechnology industry) · he נאנו־ (10−9) · be нана- (nanotechnology industry) · nl nano- (10−9) · uk нано- (10−9) · ca nano- (10−9) · ms nano- (10−9) · et nano- (10−9) · ka ნანო- (nanotechnology industry) · cmn 納 /纳 (10−9) · be нана- (10−9) · yue 納 /纳 (10−9) · hu nano- (10−9) · da nano- (10−9) · hi नव- (10−9) · pt nano- (10−9) · de nano- (10−9) · bg нано- (nanotechnology industry) · cs nano- (10−9) · es nano- (10−9) · he נאנו־ (nanotechnology industry) · vi na-nô (10−9) · is nanó- (10−9) · it nano- (10−9) · ka ნანო- (10−9) · ru нано- (nanotechnology industry)