nanotaper

N1A1N1O1T1A1P3E1R1

noun

A nanoscale taper, especially one that is part of an optical nanodevice.

OriginEnglish taper ← Latin nānus ← Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos) →
Scrabble 11
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounnanotaper (plural nanotapers)

plural nanotapers

  1. A nanoscale taper, especially one that is part of an optical nanodevice.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Englishtaper
  5. Englishnanotaper

From nano- + taper.

Full word history & related roots →

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

paratenonNeporatantenapanor
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: nanotaper on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.