Etymology

nanowire

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Today it means: A wire whose width is of the order of nanometers. Full definition →

English wire ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)
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  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishwire
  5. English todaynanowire

From nano- + wire.

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