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นาโน naaM no:hM |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | นา-โน |
IPA | naː noː |
Royal Thai General System | nano |
[prefix, adjective, formal, loanword, English] | |||
definition | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] "nano" (prefix); [a combining form with the meaning] very small; minute [used in the formation of compound words (nanoplankton); in the names of units of measure it has the specific sense "one billionth" (10-9): nanomole; nanosecond] | ||
examples | นาโนเทคโนโลยี | naaM no:hM thaehkF no:hM lo:hM yeeM | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "nanotechnology"—nanometer] The "technology" considered to be the "art" of manipulating, controlling and manufacturing matters or materials with atomic and molecular precision, i.e. on an atomic or molecular scale (nanometer—one billionth [100-9] of a meter or millimicron or mµ) |
ท่อนาโน | thaawF naaM no:hM | nanotube | |