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nano

[ nan-oh, ney-noh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Informal. nanotechnology.

nano-

a combining form with the meaning “very small, minute,” used in the formation of compound words ( nanoplankton ); in the names of units of measure it has the specific sense “one billionth” (10 -9 ):
nanomole; nanosecond.

nano-

combining_form

denoting 10 ^–9 n
nanosecond
indicating extreme smallness
nanoplankton

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A prefix that means:
Very small or at a microscopic level, as in nanotube. In this sense, this prefix is sometimes spelled �Բ��ԲԴ�–, as in nannoplankton.
One billionth, as in nanosecond, one billionth of a second.

nano-

A prefix meaning one billionth.

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Origin of nano¹

By shortening

Origin of nano²

Combining form representing Greek nânos, nánnos dwarf

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of nano¹

from Latin ��Գܲ� dwarf, from Greek nanos

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Example Sentences

And Dr. Elian El Hayek, one of our co-authors, said, “If you're going to say ‘nano,’ you better see ‘nano.’

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Researchers at the University of Sydney Nano Institute have made a significant advance in the field of molecular robotics by developing custom-designed and programmable nanostructures using DNA origami.

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The wearable ultrasound patch builds upon an earlier prototype that was pioneered by the lab of Sheng Xu, a professor in the Aiiso Yufeng Li Family Department of Chemical and Nano Engineering at UC San Diego.

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The team reports on its research in the current issue of the journal ACS Nano.

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Some of those decisions paid off, while others - including a failed telecom venture and the Nano, which was billed as the world's cheapest car but flopped - lost money.

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