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nano

1

[ nan-oh, ney-noh ]

noun

  1. Informal. nanotechnology.


nano-

2
  1. 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

  1. denoting 10 –9 n

    nanosecond

  2. indicating extreme smallness

    nanoplankton

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


nano–

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


nano-

  1. A prefix meaning one billionth.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of nano1

By shortening

Origin of nano2

Combining form representing Greek nânos, nánnos dwarf
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nano1

from Latin nānus dwarf, from Greek nanos
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Example Sentences

You can score this Deeper Connect Nano Decentralized VPN Cybersecurity Hardware for $299 and gain access to free, secure, and private internet.

The Deeper Connect Nano is the next-generation iteration of Deeper Connect Mini with the same great features as the Mini, but in a more portable package.

In the world’s least affordable housing market, one in eight homes sold is a nano apartment, a term widely used to describe tiny homes in Hong Kong.

From Fortune

The ET-SMART-RSS earth observation nano satellite is expected to take off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site, in Wenchang, Hainan province.

From Quartz

New iPods: Your iPod nano and iPod shuffle are looking aged, so maybe it's time for a hardware update?

It may seem like batteries have improved dramatically — consider the lifespan of an iPod Nano versus a portable cassette player.

One tiny—and, in some cases, Nano-size—device would revolutionize how the world listened to music.

In 2006, the Left Front government invited the magnate Ratan Tata to set up his Nano factory at Singur.

Nano Amaldi's injuries proved far less serious than was at first believed.

He busied himself over his Nano-cakes and nuts, and prevailed on Battle to eat by making him laugh at his antics.

John Nano, who spoke several tongues, said that he did not know it in any Indian dialect except in that of his gypsies.

One last word of John Nano, who was so called from two similar Indian words, meaning “the pet of his grandfather.”

Saying this he handed me a piece of paper, with his name written on it: John Nano.

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