Etymology

nanotorus

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Today it means: A theoretical nanotube bent into a torus, having some unique physical properties. Full definition →

English torus ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishtorus
  5. English todaynanotorus

From nano- + torus.

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