Nanometre
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 International System of Units (SI), equal to one billionth (short scale) of a metre (0.000000001 m) and to 1000 picometres. One nanometre can be expressed in scientific notation as 1×10−9 m, and as 1/1000000000 metres.
nanometre | |
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Unit system | SI |
Unit of | length |
Symbol | nm |
Conversions | |
1 nm in ... | ... is equal to ... |
SI units | 1×10−9 m 1×103 pm |
Natural units | 6.1877×1025 ℓP 18.897 a0 |
imperial/US units | 3.9370×10−8 in |
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