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🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

나노

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nano

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Nano/ˈnæn.oʊ/
nounprefixCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"나노 기술은 미래 산업의 핵심입니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As prefix
  1. 1

    A unit prefix in the metric system denoting a factor of one billionth (10^-9).

    "Nanotechnology has revolutionized the development of extremely small electronic components."
As noun
  1. 1

    An extremely small version of something, or specifically a brand of compact consumer electronic devices such as a digital music player.

    "He plugged in his nano to listen to music during his morning commute."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the ancient Greek word nános, meaning dwarf. It was adopted into the International System of Units (SI) in 1960 to denote a factor of one billionth (10^-9), later becoming popular in modern technology and consumer culture.

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