"nano" meaning in English

See nano in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈnænəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nano.wav
Rhymes: -ænəʊ Etymology: From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nānus}} Latin nānus, {{der|en|grc|νᾶνος}} Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nano (not comparable)
  1. Clipping of nanoscale. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Alternative form of: nanoscale
    Sense id: en-nano-en-adj-7N5CCoX5
  2. Clipping of nanotechnological. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, not-comparable Alternative form of: nanotechnological
    Sense id: en-nano-en-adj-diAvOe8t Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 25 9 18 18 9 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 4 3 7 4 22 4 15 13 4 4 2 7 1 1 0 3 4 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 2 8 3 24 3 18 17 3 3 1 7 1 1 0 2 3 1
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-nano

Noun

IPA: /ˈnænəʊ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nano.wav Forms: nanos [plural]
Rhymes: -ænəʊ Etymology: From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nānus}} Latin nānus, {{der|en|grc|νᾶνος}} Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nano (countable and uncountable, plural nanos)
  1. (uncountable, often attributive) Clipping of nanotechnology. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, attributive, clipping, often, uncountable Alternative form of: nanotechnology
    Sense id: en-nano-en-noun-Gg8D9zvf
  2. (countable, science fiction) A nanotechnological device, such as a computer Tags: countable Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-nano-en-noun-1fhRpOF- Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  3. (countable, science fiction) A nanoscale device, such as a robot Tags: countable Categories (topical): Science fiction
    Sense id: en-nano-en-noun-P~-Ja-5g Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
  4. (countable) Clipping of nanosecond. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable Alternative form of: nanosecond
    Sense id: en-nano-en-noun-Oi8a78~x
  5. (countable) Clipping of nanometre. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, countable Alternative form of: nanometre
    Sense id: en-nano-en-noun--rksBv8Q

Inflected forms

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