Etymology

nanofriction

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Today it means: friction involving nanosized objects Full definition →

English friction ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishfriction
  5. English todaynanofriction

From nano- + friction.

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