Meanings
nounnanoscience (countable and uncountable, plural nanosciences)
plural nanosciences
- countableuncountableThe underlying science of nanotechnology.
At least 26 institutes in the Czech Academy of Sciences, 37 university faculties and nine state-funded research organizations are conducting basic research in various areas of nanoscience, according to CzechInvest, the country’s investment and business development agency.
2012 May 22, Jacy Meyer, “To Czech Industry, Everything Is Nano”, in The International Herald Tribune, →ISSN, archived from the original on 10 Dec 2020
Origin
- Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
- Latinnānus
- Englishnano-
- Proto-Indo-European*sek-?
- Proto-Indo-European*skey-
- Latinsciō
- Latinsciēns
- Latinscientia
- Old Frenchscience
- Middle Englishscience
- Englishscience
- Englishnanoscience
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nanoscience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoscience
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“nanoscience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoscience. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
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