nanodiamond

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noun

A nanoscale fragment of diamond

OriginEnglish diamond ← Middle English dyamaunt ← Old French diamant →
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Meanings

nounnanodiamond (plural nanodiamonds)

plural nanodiamonds

  1. A nanoscale fragment of diamond
  2. chemistryA diamondoid

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*né
  5. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  7. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)?
  8. Proto-Indo-European*demh₂-
  9. Ancient Greekδαμνάω (damnáō)?
  10. Ancient Greekἀδάμας (adámas)
  11. Latinadamās
  12. Late Latindiamās
  13. Old Frenchdiamant
  14. Middle Englishdyamaunt
  15. Englishdiamond
  16. Englishnanodiamond

From nano- + diamond.

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Translations

French nanodiamant
  • nanodiamanta nanoscale fragment of diamond
Italian nanodiamante
  • nanodiamantea nanoscale fragment of diamond
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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