nanobalance

nanobalance

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor.
Latin nānusbor.
English nano-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
Proto-Indo-European *dwi-
Proto-Italic *dwi-
Latin bi-
Latin lanx
Latin bilanx
Vulgar Latin *bilancia
Old French balancebor.
Middle English balaunce
English balance
English nanobalance

    From nano- + balance.

    Noun

    nanobalance (plural nanobalances)

    1. A nanoscale mechanical resonator used to measure the mass of particles and molecules down to zeptogram scale.

    See also

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