Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nanophotonics

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
nanopho-ton-ics
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The science that studies the behaviour of light, and of optical devices, on a nanometre scale.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English photonics English nanophotonics From nano- + photonics.

Usage

Questions

What does nanophotonics mean?
The science that studies the behaviour of light, and of optical devices, on a nanometre scale.
Where does nanophotonics come from?
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English photonics English nanophotonics From nano- + photonics.

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