nanophenomenon

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noun

A nanoscale phenomenon

OriginEnglish phenomenon ← Late Latin phaenomenon ← Ancient Greek φαινόμενον (phainómenon) →
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Meanings

nounnanophenomenon (plural nanophenomena)

plural nanophenomena

  1. especiallypluralA nanoscale phenomenon

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  7. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  8. Ancient Greekφαινόμενον (phainómenon)
  9. Late Latinphaenomenon
  10. Englishphenomenon
  11. Englishnanophenomenon

From nano- + phenomenon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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