nano
/ˈnænəʊ/noun, adjective
nano is a noun meaning “Clipping of nanotechnology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled N-A-N-O and has 2 syllables, and it appears 3.0 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of nano is nanos.
What does nano mean?
noun
- 1
Clipping of nanotechnology.
- 2
A nanotechnological device, such as a computer
- 3
A nanoscale device, such as a robot
- 4
Clipping of nanosecond.
- 5
Clipping of nanometre.
adjective
- 1
Clipping of nanoscale.
- 2
Clipping of nanotechnological.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce nano?
- /ˈnænəʊ/
Nano has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nano-.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-nano.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of nano
- nanos plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is nano?
Nano appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,613th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Nano in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 10−9:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does nano come from?
From nano-, from Latin nānus, from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).