Meanings
nounnanoconstriction (countable and uncountable, plural nanoconstrictions)
plural nanoconstrictions
- countableuncountablenanoscale constriction
Origin
- Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
- Latinnānus
- Englishnano-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincōn-
- Proto-Indo-European*streyg-
- Proto-Indo-European*strinégti
- Proto-Italic*stringō
- Proto-Indo-European*strengʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*stréngʰeti
- Proto-Italic*strengō
- Latinstringō
- Latincōnstringō
- Late Latincōnstrictiō
- Englishconstriction
- Englishnanoconstriction
From nano- + constriction.
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APA
nanoconstriction. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoconstriction
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“nanoconstriction.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoconstriction. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanoconstriction,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoconstriction.
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