Etymology

nanotribology

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Today it means: The branch of tribology that studies friction at the nanoscale Full definition →

English tribology ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishtribology
  5. English todaynanotribology

From nano- + tribology.

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