Etymology

nanoceramic

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Today it means: Any ceramic material, especially one having a very small grain size, produced by nanotechnology Full definition →

English ceramic ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishceramic
  5. English todaynanoceramic

From nano- + ceramic.

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