nanoelement

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/nænoʊˈɛləmɪnt/

noun

An individual element of a nanosystem

OriginEnglish element ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
Scrabble 13
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Meanings

nounnanoelement (plural nanoelements)

plural nanoelements

  1. An individual element of a nanosystem

    A nanoelement compares to a basketball, like a basketball to the size of the earth.

    2005, G. Ali Mansoori, Principles of Nanotechnology, →ISBN, page 3

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishelement
  5. Englishnanoelement

From nano- + element.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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