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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

nano-

/(năn"ō̇-)/ · nan·o- · IPA /ˈnænoʊ/
01 pref. A prefix meaning one-billionth; as, a nanogram is one-thousandth of a microgram.
  1. 1.
    A prefix meaning one-billionth; as, a nanogram is one-thousandth of a microgram.
  2. 2.
    Very small; submicroscopic; -- used to designate sizes smaller than those that would be referred to as micro-; as, nanoscale manipulations.