nanometre

See also: nanomètre and nano-metre

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From nano- +‎ metre.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈnænə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (UK):(file)
  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈnænoʊˌmidər/
  • Rhymes: -iːtə(ɹ)
  • Hyphenation: na‧no‧me‧tre

Noun

nanometre (plural nanometres)

  2. An SI subunit of length equal to 10-9 metres. Symbol: nm
    Holonyms: micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre
    Meronym: picometre
    • 2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
      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[2], Adelaide, S.A.: CSIRO Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 November 2024:
      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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