Etymology

nanohole

N1A1N1O1H4O1L1E1

Today it means: A hole of nanoscale dimensions; but especially one of an array of such holes on a semiconductor surface. Full definition →

English hole ← Middle English hole ← Old English hol
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Germanic*hulaz
  5. Proto-Germanic*hulą
  6. Proto-West Germanic*hol
  7. Old Englishhol
  8. Middle Englishhole
  9. Englishhole
  10. English todaynanohole

From nano- + hole.

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