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Examples of nanometer in a Sentence
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Microplastics range from 5 millimeters in diameter, or about the thickness of pencil lead, to 1 nanometer.
—Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 31 May 2024
That’s equivalent to a sliver about 60 x 60 x 2 nanometers in size.
—The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 24 May 2024
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First Known Use
1963, in the meaning defined above
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“Nanometer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nanometer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
nanometer
noun
nano·meter
ˈnan-ə-ˌmēt-ər
: one billionth of a meter
Medical Definition
nanometer
noun
nano·me·ter
variants
or chiefly British nanometre
: one billionth of a meter
—abbreviation nm
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