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nanophysics

/ (ˈnænəʊˌfɪzɪks) /

noun

the physics of structures and artefacts with dimensions in the nanometre range or of phenomena occurring in nanoseconds

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nanook, nanoparticle, nanophthalmia, nanophthalmos, Nanophyetus salmincola, nanophysics, nanoplankton, nanopublishing, nanoscale, nanosecond, nanotechnology
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