nano-

Definitions

prefix A prefix meaning one-billionth.
prefix Very small; submicroscopic; -- used to designate sizes smaller than those that would be referred to as micro-.

prefix In the International System of Units and other metric systems of units, multiplying the unit to which it is attached by 10−9. Symbol: n
prefix Derived from the nanotechnology industry

From Latin nanus ("dwarf"), from Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nanos).

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The Numbers Guy Blog Radiation Numbers in Damaged Japan Plant Becquerels, grays and sieverts all are internationally accepted units that quantify different aspects of radiation, while micro- and nano- are prefixes denoting one-millionth and one-billionth, respectively.

Radiation Math: How Do We Count the Rays? Carl Bialik 2011
While most of the early passive LCD 3D TV announcements have been for sets that use edge LED backlights, LG's Nano technology employs a film with nano- micro- size dots across the entire LCD panel in front of a full-array LED backlight.

LG: All 3D LCD TVs to use 'passive' technology this year; plasmas stay 'active' 2011
The company was originally called Nanofluidics, but Turner had concluded the nano- prefix was no longer a mark of a quality company.

The $1,000 Genome Kevin Davies 2010
In this microworld of the inner composition of your cells, energy and matter interface in ultrafast blips of time: nano- or picoseconds.

Cell-Level Healing Joyce Whiteley Hawkes 2006
CETR products can perform multitudes of operations to characterize nano-, micro- and macro-mechanical and tribological properties under harsh environmental conditions high and low temperatures and humidity, vacuum, gases, etc., and have become the de facto standard for multiple industries and basic research around the world.

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