nanometre

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See also: nanomètre and nano-metre

English

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Etymology

From nano- +‎ metre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnænəˌmiːtə(ɹ)/

Noun

nanometre (plural nanometres)

  1. An SI subunit of length equal to 10-9 metres. Symbol: nm
    • 2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian‎:
      A nanometre is one billionth of a metre. A single atom is between a tenth to half a nanometre across; a million or more of them stacked on top of one another would equal the thickness of a piece of paper.
    • 2024 November 25, Ellen Phiddian, “There's nanna's pasta, and then there's nanopasta”, in Cosmos‎, Adelaide, S.A.: CSIRO Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2024-11-25:
      The resulting nanopasta is 372 nanometres thick, or about the same size as a measles virus.

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Turkish

Etymology

nano- +‎ metre

Noun

nanometre

  1. nanometre, nanometer

Further reading

  • “nanometre”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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