Nano

Nano

Definition: From the Greek nanos - meaning "dwarf" this prefix is used in the metric system to mean 10^-9 or one billionth (1/1,000,000,000).

Related NanoWords

• Nanotechnology
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Used in Context

• Nanoscale Chemistry

Thus, a nanometer is 10^-9th or one billionth of a meter, a nanojoule is 10^-9 or one billionth of a Joule, etc.

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