nano-

See also nano

English

Etymology

From Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nanos).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈnænəʊ/
• (US) IPA: /ˈnænoʊ/

Prefix

SI prefix
n
	Previous:	pico-
	Next:	micro-

nano-

1. In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10⁻⁹. Symbol: n
2. Derived from the nanotechnology industry

Antonyms

• giga-

Derived terms

[+] English words prefixed with nano-

Translations

10^-9

• Catalan: nano- (ca)
• Malay: nano- (ms)

• Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)
• Spanish: nano- (es)

nanotechnology industry

• Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)

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• Arabic: قُزيمي
• Bulgarian: нано- (bg) (nano-)
• Mandarin: 纳- (nà)
• French: nano- (fr)

• Hebrew: נאנו-‏ (he) (nano-)
• Icelandic: nanó- (is) n
• Italian: nano- (it)
• Japanese: ナノ- (ja) (nano-)

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Catalan

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

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Finnish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

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French

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

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Italian

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

• nanoarte
• nanocefalo
• nanocurie
• nanoelettronica
• nanofabbricazione
• nanofarad
• nanogrammo
• nanomeccanica
• nanomedicina
• nanomelia
• nanometro
• nanoparticella
• nanoscala
• nanosecondo
• nanotecnologia
• nanotubo

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Spanish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-