One billionth (10-9) of a meter.
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Computer Desktop Encyclopedia:
nanometer
One billionth of a meter. Nanometers are used to measure the wavelengths of light. See angstrom and metric system.
Dental Dictionary:
nanometer
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nm
A billionth of a meter (10-9 meter). This term is now preferred over millimicron.
Measures and Units:
nanon
length In parallel with the equally undesirable term ‘micron’, the nanometre.
Architecture:
nanometer
A unit of length used to express wavelengths of light in and near the visible spectrum; 1 nanometer equals 10-9 meter or 10 angstroms. Abbr.nm.
Veterinary Dictionary:
nanometer
A unit of linear measure or wave length equal to one-thousand-millionth (10−9) of a meter; nm; millimicron.
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