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nano- /nænəʊ $ -oʊ/ prefix [in nouns] TMone billionth part of a unit 纳(诺)，毫微，十亿分之一 nanometre (=a billionth of a metre) 纳米

Examples from the Corpus

nano-• a nanometerOrigin nano- Greek nanos “dwarf”

one part unit of Corpus a billionth

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nano- /nænəʊ $ -oʊ/

prefix [in nouns]

Language: Greek
Origin: nanos 'dwarf'

one billionth part of a unit:

nanometre (=a billionth of a metre)

nano-

BrE

/ˈnænəʊ/

NAmE

/ˈnænoʊ/

combining form

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specialist

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(in nouns and adjectives; used especially in units of measurement 构成名词和形容词，尤用于计量单位)

one thousand millionth 纳（诺）；毫微；十亿分之一

◆nanosecond毫微秒