"nano-" meaning in English

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Prefix

IPA: /ˈnænəʊ/ [UK], /ˈnænoʊ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nano-.wav
Etymology: From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|nānus||dwarf}} Latin nānus (“dwarf”), {{der|en|grc|νᾶνος}} Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) Head templates: {{head|en|prefix|head=|sort=}} nano-, {{en-prefix}} 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 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n Tags: morpheme
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  2. Derived from the nanotechnology industry. Tags: morpheme Synonyms: mini- [diminutive], micro- [diminutive], -ette [diminutive], -ee [diminutive], -y [diminutive], -icle [diminutive], -cule [diminutive], -ule [diminutive], -ole [diminutive] Derived forms: nanothermite Translations (nanotechnology industry): нана- (nana-) (Belarusian), нано- (nano-) (Bulgarian), nano- (Finnish), ნანო- (nano-) (Georgian), נאנו־ (náno-) (Hebrew), nano- (Portuguese), нано- (nano-) (Russian), нано- (nano-) (Ukrainian)
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  3. (diminutive) Very small. Tags: diminutive, morpheme
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (10-9): нана- (nana-) (Belarusian), нано- (nano-) (Bulgarian), nano- (Catalan), (Chinese Cantonese), (naap⁶) (Chinese Cantonese), (Chinese Mandarin), (nà) (english: Mainland) (Chinese Mandarin), (nài) [Taiwan] (Chinese Mandarin), nano- (Czech), nano- (Danish), nano- (Dutch), nano- (Estonian), nano- (Finnish), nano- (French), nano- (Galician), ნანო- (nano-) (Georgian), nano- (German), נאנו־ (náno-) (Hebrew), nano- (Hungarian), nanó- [neuter] (Icelandic), nano- (Indonesian), nano- (Italian), nano- (Latvian), nano- (Malay), nano- (Polish), nano- (Portuguese), nano- (Romanian), нано- (nano-) (Russian), nano- (Slovak), nano- (Spanish), nano- (Swedish), nano- (Turkish), нано- (nano-) (Ukrainian)
Disambiguation of '10-9': 0 0 0
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