Etymology

nanojoule

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Today it means: An SI unit of work or energy equal to 10⁻⁹ joules. Symbol: nJ Full definition →

English joule ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishjoule
  5. English todaynanojoule

From nano- + joule.

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