nanoring

N1A1N1O1R1I1N1G2

noun

A ring of crystalline material having a diameter measured on the nanoscale.

OriginEnglish ring ← Middle English ryng ← Old English hring →
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Meanings

nounnanoring (plural nanorings)

plural nanorings

  1. A ring of crystalline material having a diameter measured on the nanoscale.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*hring
  5. Old Englishhring
  6. Middle Englishryng
  7. Englishring
  8. Englishnanoring

From nano- + ring.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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