nanodevice

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noun

Any manufactured device whose scale is measured in nanometers.

OriginEnglish device ← Middle English devis ← Old French devis →
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Meanings

nounnanodevice (plural nanodevices)

plural nanodevices

  1. Any manufactured device whose scale is measured in nanometers.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Latindis-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁weydʰh₁-
  9. Proto-Italic*wiðō
  10. Latin*vidō
  11. Latindīvidō
  12. Latindīvīsus
  13. Old Frenchdevis
  14. Middle Englishdevis
  15. Englishdevice
  16. Englishnanodevice

From nano- + device.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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