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Nano-meters

Nanometre
Unit system metric
Unit of length
Symbol nm 
Unit conversions
1 nm in ... ... is equal to ...
   SI units    1×10−9 m
   Natural units    6.1877×1025 P
18.897 a0
   imperial/US units    3.2808×10−9 ft
 3.9370×10−8 in

The nanometre (International spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: nm) or nanometer (American spelling) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a metre (0.000000001 m). The name combines the SI prefix nano- (from the Ancient Greek νάνος, nanos, "dwarf") with the parent unit name metre (from Greek μέτρον, metrοn, "unit of measurement"). It can be written in scientific notation as 1×10−9 m, in engineering notation as 1 E−9 m, and is simply 1/1000000000 metres. One nanometre equals ten ångströms. When used as a prefix for something other than a unit of measure (as in "nanoscience"), nano refers to nanotechnology, or phenomena typically occurring on a scale of nanometres (see nanoscopic scale).


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