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nanocentury

nanocentury noun: a unit of time equal to one billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds.

Noun

nanocentury (plural nanocenturies)

  1. (humorous) A unit of time equal to one billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds.

Forms of nanocentury

pluralnanocenturies

Origin of nanocentury

From nano- (“1 billionth”) + century (“100 years”).

Questions about nanocentury

What does nanocentury mean?
Nanocentury means a unit of time equal to one billionth of a century or approximately 3.156 seconds.
What part of speech is nanocentury?
Nanocentury is a noun.
What is the plural of nanocentury?
The plural of nanocentury is nanocenturies.

Words near nanocentury in the dictionary

  1. nanocellulose
  2. nanocelluloses
  3. nanocentrifuge
  4. nanocentrifuges
  5. nanocenturies
  6. nanocentury
  7. nanocephalia
  8. nanocephalic
  9. nanocephalous
  10. nanocephalus
  11. nanocephaly

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