nano-

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

English

Etymology

From Latin nānus (“dwarf”), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈnænəʊ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈnænoʊ/

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 (short scale billionth or long scale milliardth). Symbol: n
Derived from the nanotechnology industry.
‎nano- + ‎biology → ‎nanobiology
(diminutive) Very small.
‎nano- + ‎particle → ‎nanoparticle

‎nano- + ‎plankton → ‎nanoplankton

Synonyms

(diminutive): mini-, micro-, -ette, -ee, -y, -icle/-cule/-ule/-ole

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “diminutive”): super-, supra-, hyper-, ultra-, uber-, macro-, arch-, over-, mega-, giga-, -zilla, grand, great
(antonym(s) of “10⁻⁹”): giga-

Derived terms

English terms prefixed with nano-

nanothermite

Translations

10^-9

Belarusian: нана- (nana-)
Bulgarian: нано- (nano-)
Catalan: nano- (ca)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 納／纳 (naap⁶)

Mandarin: 納／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)
Hebrew: נאנו־ (náno-)
Hungarian: nano- (hu)
Icelandic: nanó- n
Indonesian: nano-
Italian: nano-
Latvian: nano-
Malay: nano- (ms)
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

Belarusian: нана- (nana-)
Bulgarian: нано- (nano-)
Finnish: nano- (fi)
Georgian: ნანო- (nano-)
Hebrew: נאנו־ (náno-)
Portuguese: nano- (pt)
Russian: нано- (ru) (nano-)
Ukrainian: нано- (nano-)

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