Etymology

nanoprobe

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Today it means: An optical device for viewing extremely small objects. Full definition →

English probe ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishprobe
  5. English todaynanoprobe

From nano- + probe.

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