millimicron

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mil·li·mi·cron

(mĭl′ə-mī′krŏn)

A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a micrometer or one billionth (10^-9) of a meter.

millimicron

(ˈmɪlɪˌmaɪkrɒn)

(Units) an obsolete name for nanometre

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]

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

micromillimeter, micromillimetre, nanometer, 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

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