nano
- other
- /ˈnænoʊ/
- Specialized
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- Researchers are developing new materials at the nano scale to improve technology.
Drexler called this nano machine nightmare Grey Goo.
- Drexler called this nano machine nightmare Grey Goo.
- I now can, you can take a polymer, put it in your nano hub tool and integrate the sun from its gap, right?
Examples
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And it's really hard to pump such small amounts of fluids for micro and nano fluidic applications.
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We can create flowers on the level of nano meters or something that looks like flowers.
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If you can grow the grain big enough, each of these nano pillar nano wire is a single crystal.
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A meter is one billionth of a nano meter, which is extremely small.
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The size of the particles was measured in nano meters to ensure precision.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
So small it can fit in your hand
380
1.0
Made of very tiny particles
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3.6
Very small in size compared with the usual type
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4.8
So small that only a microscope can see it
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4.4
Very small in size or amount
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6.3
A very small thing that is much smaller than usual
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7.0
Relating to very small parts or processes at the size of atoms and molecules
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4.3
Very small and easy to miss
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5.2
Something that is very small, like tiny particles or thin fibers
So small that you can only see it with a microscope
Extremely small and hard to see
How Small
Surface Forms
Etymology
Nano- is a prefix from Greek nanos meaning 'dwarf' or 'very small', and it is used in words like nanometer to mean 'one billionth'. So nano- marks things that are extremely small or one billionth of a unit.