Etymology

nanoamp

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Today it means: One thousand millionth (10⁻⁹) of an ampere. Symbol: nA. Full definition →

English amp ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishamp
  5. English todaynanoamp

From nano- + amp.

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