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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
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nano-  
pref.  

  1. often nanno- Extremely small: nannoplankton.

  2. One billionth (10-9): nanosecond.


[Greek nānos, nannos, little old man, dwarf, from nannās, uncle.]
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Medical Dictionary

nano- pref.

  1. Extremely small: nanoid.

  2. One-billionth (10-9): nanometer.

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Science Dictionary
nano-  

  1. A prefix that means:

  2. Very small or at a microscopic level, as in nanotube. In this sense, this prefix is sometimes spelled nanno-, as in nannoplankton.

  3. One billionth, as in nanosecond, one billionth of a second.


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Computing Dictionary

nano-
/nan'oh/ 1. A prefix meaning 10^-9 or one billionth.
Used loosely to mean "small", e.g. nanotechnology, or (rarely), following "nanosecond", to mean a short time, e.g. "I'll be with you in a nano".
[The Jargon File]
(2002-03-02)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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