noun
- plural of nanometer: units of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Usage: scientific; technical
Examples
- The virus particles measured only 100 nanometers in diameter.
- Computer chips are manufactured with features just a few nanometers wide.
- Gold nanoparticles typically range from 1 to 100 nanometers in size.
- The wavelength of visible light spans roughly 400 to 700 nanometers.
- Scientists can now manipulate materials at the scale of nanometers.
- The thickness of a human hair is about 80,000 nanometers.