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nano-

a combining form with the meaning “very small, minute,” used in the formation of compound words (nanoplankton); in the names of units of measure it has the specific sense “one billionth” (10-9): nanomole; nanosecond.
Also, nanno-; especially before a vowel, nan-.


Origin:
comb. form repr. Gk nânos, nánnos dwarf

nano

A prefix meaning one billionth.

nano

/nan'oh/ n. [CMU: from `nanosecond'] A brief period of time. "Be with you in a nano" means you really will be free shortly, i.e., implies what mainstream people mean by "in a jiffy" (whereas the hackish use of `jiffy' is quite different -- see jiffy).
Language Translation for : nano
Spanish: billonésimo,
German: ein Billionstel,
Japanese: 10億分の1
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