nanometer
[ nan-uh-mee-ter, ney-nuh- ]
/ Ë?næn əˌmi tÉ™r, Ë?neɪ nÉ™- /
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noun
one billionth of a meter. Abbreviation: nm
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Words nearby nanometer
nanogram, nanoid, nanomachine, nanomaterial, nanomelia, nanometer, nanometre, nanomole, nanook, nanoparticle, nanophthalmia
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Example sentences from the Web for nanometer
Visible wavelengths measure hundreds of nanometers long, leaving far less room for error in aligning waves according to when they arrived at different telescopes.
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Medical definitions for nanometer
nanometer
[ nÄ?n′ə-mē′tÉ™r ]
n.
One billionth (10-9) of a meter.
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Scientific definitions for nanometer
nanometer
[ nÄ?n′ə-mē′tÉ™r ]
One billionth (10-9) of a meter.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary
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