What does nanometre mean?
Nanometre means An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres..
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/ˈnænə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə/ · noun
An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres..
Holonyms: micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Meronym: picometre
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.
The resulting nanopasta is 372 nanometres thick, or about the same size as a measles virus.
Use nanometre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Nanometre means An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres..
Common synonyms include nanometer, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Holonyms: micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
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