Etymology

nanofiber

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Today it means: Any fibre having a nanoscale diameter. Full definition →

English fiber ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishfiber
  5. English todaynanofiber

From nano- + fiber.

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