Definition
A prefix meaning one billionth (10^-9) or extremely small, used in scientific measurements. As a standalone word, often refers to nanotechnology or nanoscale phenomena.
Etymology
From Greek 'nanos' meaning 'dwarf.' Adopted into scientific nomenclature in 1960 as part of the International System of Units (SI). The prefix gained popular usage with the rise of nanotechnology in the late 20th century, expanding beyond strict scientific measurement to suggest anything extremely small.
Kelly Says
Nano brings mythological dwarfs into modern science - the Greek 'nanos' that named tiny mythical beings now describes technology operating at the scale of individual atoms. When you use nano-anything, you're invoking creatures from ancient stories to describe cutting-edge science that manipulates matter at dimensions invisible to the human eye.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ናኖሜትር
na-no-mee-ter
ARالعربية
نانومتر
na-no-me-ter
BNবাংলা
ন্যানোমিটার
na-no-mee-tar
CACatalà
nanòmetre
na-no-me-tre
CSČeština
nanometr
nano-me-tr
DADansk
nanometer
nano-me-ter
DEDeutsch
Nanometer
nano-mee-ter
ELΕλληνικά
νάνομετρος
na-no-me-tros
ESEspañol
nanómetro
nan-o-mee-troh
FAفارسی
نانومتر
na-no-me-ter
FISuomi
nanometri
nano-me-tri
FRFrançais
nanomètre
nano-me-treh
GUGU
નાનોમીટર
na-no-mee-ter
HAHA
nanometer
nano-me-ter
HEעברית
ננומטר
na-no-me-ter
HIहिन्दी
नैनोमीटर
na-no-mee-ter
HUMagyar
nanométer
nano-me-ter
IDBahasa Indonesia
nanometer
nano-me-ter
IGIG
Nanometer
nano-me-ter
ITItaliano
nanometro
nano-me-troh
JA日本語
ナノメートル
nano-mee-to-ru
KMKM
នាណូម៉ែត្រ
na-no-me-tre
MRMR
नॅनोमीटर
na-no-mee-ter
MSBahasa Melayu
nanometer
nano-me-ter
MYမြန်မာ
နैनိုမီတာ
na-no-mee-ta
NLNederlands
nanometer
nano-me-ter
NONorsk
nanometer
nano-me-ter
PAPA
ਨ Nanoਮੀਟਰ
na-no-mee-ter
PLPolski
nanometr
nano-me-tr
PTPortuguês
nanômetro
nan-o-mee-troh
RORomână
nanometru
nano-me-tru
RUРусский
нанометр
nano-me-tr
SVSvenska
nanometer
nano-me-ter
SWKiswahili
nanometer
nano-me-ter
TAதமிழ்
நானோமீட்டர்
na-no-mee-taar
TEతెలుగు
న nanoమీటర్
na-no-mee-ter
THไทย
นैनómetros
na-i-no-me-te-ro
TLTL
nanometer
nano-me-ter
TRTürkçe
nanometre
nano-me-tre
UKУкраїнська
нанометр
nano-me-tr
URاردو
نانومتر
na-no-me-ter
VITiếng Việt
nanomet
na-no-me-t
YOYO
Nanometer
nano-me-ter
ZUZU
nanometer
nano-me-ter