nanoroughness

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noun

The quality of being rough at nanoscale

OriginEnglish roughness ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
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Meanings

nounnanoroughness (plural nanoroughnesses)

plural nanoroughnesses

  1. The quality of being rough at nanoscale

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishroughness
  5. Englishnanoroughness

From nano- + roughness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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