nanophase

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adjective

Describes very small particles in a dispersion etc.

OriginEnglish phase ← New Latin phasis ← Latin nānus →
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Meanings

adjectivenanophase (comparative more nanophase, superlative most nanophase)

comparative more nanophase · superlative most nanophase

  1. Describes very small particles in a dispersion etc.
nounnanophase (plural nanophases)

plural nanophases

  1. Such a phase.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. New Latinphasis
  5. Englishphase
  6. Englishnanophase

From nano- + phase.

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APA

nanophase. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanophase

MLA

“nanophase.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanophase. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanophase,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanophase.

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