Etymology

nanobalance

N1A1N1O1B3A1L1A1N1C3E1

Today it means: A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale. Full definition →

English balance ← Middle English balaunce ← Old French balance
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Latinbilanx
  5. Vulgar Latin*bilancia
  6. Old Frenchbalance
  7. Middle Englishbalaunce
  8. Englishbalance
  9. English todaynanobalance

From nano- + balance.

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