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Nanometres

nanometre

(Science: unit) A metric unit of length measurement.

1x10 exp-9 metres or 0.000000001 metres, 4x10 exp-8 inches or 0.00000004 inches about 10 average atoms in a lattice.

Abbreviation: nm


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