Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanodiamond

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables
nan-odi-a-mond
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A diamondoid

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)? Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-der. Ancient Greek δαμνάω (damnáō)? Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas)der. Latin adamāsder. Late Latin diamās Old French diamantbor. Middle English dyamaunt English diamond English nanodiamond From nano- + diamond.

Inflected Forms

Questions

What does nanodiamond mean?
A nanoscale fragment of diamond
Where does nanodiamond come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Hellenic *ə- Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-)? Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-der. Ancient Greek δαμνάω (damnáō)? Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas)der. Latin adamāsder. Late Latin diamās Old French diamantbor. Middle English dyamaunt English diamond English nanodiamond From nano- + diamond.

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