nanorod

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noun

A nanosized rod.

OriginEnglish rod ← Middle English rodde ← Old English *rodd →
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Meanings

nounnanorod (plural nanorods)

plural nanorods

  1. A nanosized rod.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Old English*rodd
  5. Middle Englishrodde
  6. Englishrod
  7. Englishnanorod

From nano- + rod.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

nonroad
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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