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noun
Any manufactured device whose scale is measured in nanometers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *dwóh1 Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Proto-Indo-European *dheh1- Proto-Indo-European *h1weydhh1-der. Proto-Italic *wiðō Latin *vidō Latin dīvidō Latin dīvīsus Old French devisbor. Middle English devis English device English nanodevice From nano- + device.
