Measurement unit: nanometer

Full name: nanometre

Plural form: nanometres

Symbol: nm

Alternate spelling: nanometers

Category type: length

Scale factor: 1.0E-9




SI unit: metre

The SI base unit for length is the metre.
1 metre is equal to 1000000000 nanometer.



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Definition: Nanometre

The SI prefix "nano" represents a factor of 10-9, or in exponential notation, 1E-9.

So 1 nanometre = 10-9 metre.


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