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-
	Next:	micro-

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
2. Derived from the nanotechnology industry.

   ‎nano- + ‎biology → ‎nanobiology

3. (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-

nanoacre

nanoactuator

nanoaerobe

nanoaerobic

nanoaerophilic

nanoagent

nanoaggregate

nanoaggregated

nanoaggregation

nanoaggression

nanoalloy

nanoamp

nano-amp

nanoampere

nanoanalysis

nanoanalytical

nanoanalytics

nanoangstrom

nanoantenna

nanoantibiotic

nanoantibody

nanoapartment

nanoaperture

nanoarchaeal

nanoarchitectonics

nanoarchitecture

nanoarray

nanoart

nanoasperity

nanoassay

nanoassembly

nanobacterial

nanobacterium

nanobalance

nanoball

nanoballoon

nanobar

nanobarbell

nanobarcode

nanobarn

nanobarrier

nanobattery

nanobead

nanobeam

nanobee

nanobel

nanobelt

nanobilayer

nanobiophotonics

nanobiocatalyst

nanobiocomposite

nanobioconjugate

nanobiodevice

nanobiodiagnostics

nanobioelectronic

nanobioelectronics

nanobiological

nanobiologist

nanobiology

nanobiomaterial

nanobiome

nanobiomechanical

nanobiomechanics

nanobiomedical

nanobiometrics

bionanomechanics

nanobionics

nanobioparticle

nanobiophysical

nanobiophysics

nanobiopolymer

nanobioreactor

nanobioscience

nanobiosensor

nanobiotechnologist

nanobiotechnology

nanobipyramid

nanoblade

nanoblend

nanoblinker

nanoblock

nanobloom

nanobody

nanobore

nanobot

nanobranch

nanobranched

nanobreak

nanobrew

nanobrewer

nanobrewery

nanobrick

nanobridge

nanobristle

nanobubble

nanobud

nanobullet

nanobunch

nanobunching

nanocable

nanocage

nanocalorimeter

nanocalorimetry

nanocam

nanocamera

nanocanal

nanocandela

nanocantilever

nanocap

nanocapacitor

nanocapillary

nanocapsid

nanocapsulated

nanocapsule

nanocar

nanocarbon

nanocarpet

nanocarrier

nanocatalysis

nanocatalyst

nanocatheter

nanocavitation

nanocavity

nanocell

nanocellulose

nanocentrifuge

nanocentury

nanocephalic

nanocephalous

nanocephaly

nanoceramic

nanoceria

nanochain

nanochannel

nanocharacterization

nanochemical

nanochemically

nanochemistry

nanochemoprevention

nanochip

nanochitosan

nanochromatographic

nanochromatography

nanochromosome

nanocide

nanociliate

nanocircuit

nanocircuitry

nanoclay

nanocluster

nanoclustered

nanoclustering

nanocoated

nanocoating

nanocode

nanocolloid

nanocolloidal

nanocolumn

nanocolumnar

nano-COM

nanocompartment

nanocomplex

nanocomponent

nanocomposite

nanocomposition

nanocompound

nanocomputer

nanocomputing

nanoconductor

nanocone

nanoconfiguration

nanoconfined

nanoconfinement

nanoconjugate

nanoconjugated

nanoconjugation

nanoconstricted

nanoconstriction

nanoconstruct

nanocontact

nanocontainer

nanotainer

nanocontainment

nanoconverter

nanocore

nanocosmetic

nanocoulomb

nanocraft

nanocrown

nanocrystal

nanocrystalline

nanocrystallinity

nanocrystallite

nanocrystallization

nanocrystallize

nanocrystallographic

nanocrystallography

nanocube

nanocuboid

nanocurcumin

• 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-) Hindi: नव- (nav-) 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-) Vietnamese: na-nô

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-)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

Arabic: (please verify) قَزَيِميّ Japanese: (please verify) ナノ- (nano-) Korean: (please verify) 나노- (nano-) Mandarin: (please verify) 纳 (zh) (nà)

Further reading

• “nano-”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• 'onna, Anon, Nona, OANN, Onan, anon, anon., nona-, onna

Catalan

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Catalan terms prefixed with nano-

nanòmetre

nanosegon

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nano ]

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Czech terms prefixed with nano-

nanometr

nanosekunda

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• nano- in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Danish

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Danish terms prefixed with nano-

nanobot

nanometer

nanorobot

nanosekund

Further reading

• “nano-” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

nano-

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio:

  (file)

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Dutch terms prefixed with nano-

nanoampère

nano-ohm

nanoseconde

nanosteradiaal

Estonian

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Estonian terms prefixed with nano-

nanosekund

Further reading

• “nano-”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑno-/, [ˈnɑ̝no̞-]

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with nano-

nanobiotekniikka

nanohiukkanen

nanokuitu

nanokuviointi

nanomateriaali

nanometri

nanomittakaava

nanopartikkeli

nanoputki

nanorakenne

nanosekunti

nanotekniikka

nanotekninen

nanoteknologia

nanotiede

nanovaahto

nanovalmistus

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Anagrams

• Anon, anon

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

  (file)

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-
2. Relating to garden gnomes

Derived terms

French terms prefixed with nano-

nanoaimant

nanoargent

nanobel

nanobiotechnologie

nanobiotechnologique

nanocanal

nanocandela

nanocapteur

nanocéphale

nanocéphalie

nanocéphalique

nanocode

nanoconducteur

nanocormie

nanocoulomb

nanocristal

nanodiamant

nanodisque

nanoélectrode

nanoélectronique

nanoélectronvolt

nanoéponge

nanofarad

nanofil

nanofiltrant

nanogramme

nanohenry

nanomaniaque

nanomanipulation

nanomatériau

nanomécanisme

nanomédicament

nanomètre

nanométrique

nanomonde

nanomoteur

nanoohm

nanoparticule

nanophanérophyte

nanophotonique

nanoporeux

nanopoudre

nanoprocesseur

nanoproduit

nanopuce

nanorobotique

nanoruban

nanoscopie

nanoseconde

nanostéradian

nanotechnologie

nanothermomètre

nanotribologie

nanotunnel

nanovoiture

Related terms

• nain de jardin

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Galician

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

From

Galician terms prefixed with nano-

nanopartícula

nanosegundo

.

Further reading

• “nano-”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

German

Prefix

nano-

1. nano-

Derived terms

German terms prefixed with nano-

Nanoampere

Nanoantikörper

Nanobakterium

Nanobeschichtung

Nanobiologie

Nanobiotechnologie

Nanobot

Nanochemie

Nanodraht

nanoelektromechanisch

Nanoelektronik

nanoelektronisch

Nanofarad

Nanofaser

Nanogramm

Nanoindentierung

Nanojoule

Nanokondensator

Nanokristall

Nanolithografie

Nanomaterial

Nanomedizin

Nanometer

Nanomotor

Nanoobjekt

Nanopartikel

nanopartikulär

Nanoröhrchen

Nanoröhre

Nanosatellit

Nanoschaum

Nanosekunde

Nanosilber

Nanostäbchen

Nanosystem

Nanotechnik

Nanotechnologie

Nanoteilchen

Nanotesla

Nanotherapie

Nanovolt

Nanowatt

Further reading

• “nano-” in Duden online
• “nano-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache