Etymology

nanolithography

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Today it means: the use of lithography to fabricate nanoscale patterns Full definition →

English lithography ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishlithography
  5. English todaynanolithography

From nano- + lithography.

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