Etymology

nanowatt

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Today it means: One thousand millionth (10⁻⁹) of a watt, abbreviated as nW. Full definition →

English watt ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishwatt
  5. English todaynanowatt

From nano- + watt.

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