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nanometre [ˈnænəʊˌmiːtə]
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(Mathematics & Measurements / Units) one thousand-millionth of a metre. Symbol nm
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Noun1.nanometre - a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
micromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nm
metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
A, angstrom, angstrom unit - a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
micrometer, micron - a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter
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nanometre [ˈnænəʊˌmiːtəʳ] N → nanómetro m
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One nanometre is one-millionth of a millimetre and a single human hair is around 80,000 nanometres in width.
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