Etymology

nanoroughness

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Today it means: The quality of being rough at nanoscale Full definition →

English roughness ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishroughness
  5. English todaynanoroughness

From nano- + roughness.

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