nan·o·me·ter

(năn′ə-mē′tər)

n. Abbr. nm

One billionth (10^-9) of a meter.

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nan•o•me•ter

(ˈnæn əˌmi tər, ˈneɪ nə-)

n.

a unit of measure equal to one billionth of a meter. Abbr.: nm

[1960–65]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

nanometer - a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter

micromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometre, 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

Translations

nanómetro

nanometro

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