nano-

See also: nano, ñaño, -nano, and Nan'ō

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin nanus (“dwarf”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

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Prefix

SI prefix
n	Previous:	pico-
n	Next:	micro-

nano-

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
Derived from the nanotechnology industry
Very small
plankton → nanoplankton

Antonyms

giga-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with nano-

nanothermite

Translations

10^-9

Catalan: nano- (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 納／纳 (naap⁶), 纳 (naap⁶)

Mandarin: 納／纳 (zh) (nà), 纳 (zh) (nà) (Mainland), 奈 (zh) (nài) (Taiwan)
Czech: nano- (cs)
Danish: nano- (da)
Dutch: nano- (nl)
Estonian: nano- (et)
Finnish: nano- (fi)
French: nano- (fr)
Galician: nano- (gl)
Georgian: ნანო- (nano-)
German: nano- (de)
Hungarian: nano- (hu)
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Icelandic: nanó- n
Indonesian: nano-
Italian: nano-
Latvian: nano-
Malay: nano-
Polish: nano- (pl)
Portuguese: nano- (pt)
Romanian: nano-
Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)
Slovak: nano-
Spanish: nano- (es)
Swedish: nano- (sv)
Turkish: nano-
Ukrainian: нано- (nano-)

nanotechnology industry

Finnish: nano- (fi)
Georgian: ნანო- (nano-)
Portuguese: nano- (pt)
(deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)
Ukrainian: нано- (nano-)

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