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Dictionary: nan·o·me·ter   (năn'ə-mē'tər) pronunciation
n. (Abbr. nm)
One billionth (10 -9) of a meter.


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A billionth of a meter (10-9 meter). This term is now preferred over millimicron.

length In parallel with the equally undesirable term ‘micron’, the nanometre.

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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.


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A unit of linear measure or wave length equal to one-thousand-millionth (10−9) of a meter; nm; millimicron.

 
 
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