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Nanometre (Noun)

Meaning

A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.

Classification

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.

Examples

  • The tiny fibers measured just 20 nanometres in diameter.
  • In materials science, one nanometre is used to define the surface roughness of metals.
  • At a wavelength of 380 nanometres, ultraviolet light begins to dominate.
  • Nanotechnology is an area of science where things are done at a nanometre scale.
  • Each cluster contains tens of millions of particles packed together over just a few nanometres.

Synonyms

  • Millimicron
  • Nm
  • Nanometer
  • Micromillimeter
  • Micromillimetre

Hypernyms

  • Metric Linear Unit

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