nanobalance

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noun

A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale.

OriginEnglish balance ← Middle English balaunce ← Old French balance →
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Meanings

nounnanobalance (plural nanobalances)

plural nanobalances

  1. A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Latinbilanx
  5. Vulgar Latin*bilancia
  6. Old Frenchbalance
  7. Middle Englishbalaunce
  8. Englishbalance
  9. Englishnanobalance

From nano- + balance.

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APA

nanobalance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobalance

MLA

“nanobalance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobalance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanobalance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanobalance.

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