nanosystem

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noun

Any physical system that is engineered at the nano scale

OriginEnglish system ← Middle French systeme ← Late Latin systēma →
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Meanings

nounnanosystem (plural nanosystems)

plural nanosystems

  1. Any physical system that is engineered at the nano scale

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  7. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  8. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  9. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*stísteh₂ti
  12. Proto-Hellenic*hístāmi
  13. Ancient Greekἵστημι (hístēmi)
  14. Ancient Greekσῠνῐ́στημῐ (sŭnĭ́stēmĭ)
  15. Ancient Greekσύστημα (sústēma)
  16. Late Latinsystēma
  17. Middle Frenchsysteme
  18. Englishsystem
  19. Englishnanosystem

From nano- + system.

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APA

nanosystem. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanosystem

MLA

“nanosystem.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanosystem. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanosystem,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanosystem.

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