Etymology

nanoconfined

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Today it means: confined in a space measured in nanometres. Full definition →

English confined ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishconfined
  5. English todaynanoconfined

From nano- + confined.

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