Etymology

nanoelectronic

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Today it means: Describing any electronic device constructed on the nano scale Full definition →

English electronic ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishelectronic
  5. English todaynanoelectronic

From nano- + electronic.

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