Etymology

nanodomain

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Today it means: A small set of atoms bound together, measuring between 1 and 100 nanometers. Full definition →

English domain ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishdomain
  5. English todaynanodomain

From nano- + domain.

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