nanometre en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈnænoʊˌmitər/ (General-American)
- /ˈnænə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek νᾶνος (nânos)bor. Latin nānusbor. English nano- English metre English nanometre From nano- + metre.
Meanings
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An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres.
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.
2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian:Meronym: picometre
The resulting nanopasta is 372 nanometres thick, or about the same size as a measles virus.
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 25 Nov 2024:Holonyms: micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nanometres | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (36)
hu nanométer (subunit of length) · km ណាណូម៉ែត្រ (subunit of length) · cmn 納米 /纳米 (subunit of length) · is nanómetri (subunit of length) · it nanometro (subunit of length) · fr nanomètre (subunit of length) · cs nanometr (subunit of length) · cmn 奈米 (subunit of length) · sk nanometer (subunit of length) · ca nanòmetre (subunit of length) · de Nanometer (subunit of length) · ja ナノメートル (subunit of length) · pt nanômetro (subunit of length) · lv nanometrs (subunit of length) · ko 나노미터 (subunit of length) · pl nanometr (subunit of length) · th นาโนเมตร (subunit of length) · tl nanometro (subunit of length) · km រស្សមាត្រ (subunit of length) · eo nanometro (subunit of length) · tr nanometre (subunit of length) · yue 納米 /纳米 (subunit of length) · vi nanômét (subunit of length) · lo ນາໂນແມັດ (subunit of length) · ro nanometru (subunit of length) · pt nanómetro (subunit of length) · ka ნანომეტრი (subunit of length) · lo ນາໂນເມັດ (subunit of length) · mn нанометр (subunit of length) · hak 奈米 (subunit of length) · nl nanometer (subunit of length) · mn ᠨᠠᠨᠤᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (subunit of length) · ru наноме́тр (subunit of length) · fi nanometri (subunit of length) · sv nanometer (subunit of length) · es nanómetro (subunit of length)