Etymology

nanogenerator

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Today it means: Any electrical generator whose scale is measured in nanometers; they typically create electricity from the random movements of their surroundings. Full definition →

English generator ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishgenerator
  5. English todaynanogenerator

From nano- + generator.

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