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  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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nano

A prefix meaning one billionth.

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[CMU: from nanosecond] A brief period of time. “Be with you in a nano” means you really will be free shortly, i.e., implies what mainstream people mean by “in a jiffy” (whereas the hackish use of ‘jiffy’ is quite different — see jiffy).


[Etymology: Gk: ‘dwarf’] Symbol n-. (Metric) The 10-9 multiplier, e.g. 1 nanogram = 1 ng = 10-9 g.

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Nano may refer to any of the following uses within that genre:

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Science and engineering

  • Nano-, the SI prefix meaning 10−9
  • Nanotechnology, extremely small technology at the nanometre scale
  • Nanomaterials, materials science as applied to nanotechnology
  • Nanoengineering, system of engineering on the nano (very small) scale
  • Nanotube, a nanometre-scale tube-like structure
  • Nanoprobe, real devices for seeing very small objects or fictional device used by the Borg (Star Trek)
  • Nanobe, tiny filamental structures first found in some rocks and sediments
  • Nanobacteria, a possible class of cell-walled microorganisms with a size much smaller than the generally accepted lower limit size for life
  • Nanoplankton, plankton ranging in size from 2 to 20 micrometres
  • Nano (text editor), a text editor originally designed to be a clone of Pico

People

  • NANO Rubio (b.1983), Contemporary artist living in California
  • Fatos Nano (b. 1952), Prime Minister of Albania
  • Nano (footballer), any of several footballers who have this nickname
  • Lourdes Flores Nano (b. 1959), leader of the National Unity party in Peru

Fiction and entertainment

  • NaNoWriMo, or National Novel Writing Month
  • Nano (Star Trek), a communications officer in the fictional Star Trek universe
  • Nano-Nano Pudding, a character from the anime Galaxy Angel II
  • Nano, a brand of virtual pets during the height of the fad
  • Nano, a famous kitten from Washington D.C. known best for her calendar modeling

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