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nanometer

American  
[nan-uh-mee-ter, ney-nuh-] / ˈnæn əˌmi tər, ˈneɪ nə- /

noun

  1. one billionth of a meter. nm


nanometer Scientific  
/ nănə-mē′tər /
  1. One billionth (10 - 9) of a meter.


Etymology

Origin of nanometer

First recorded in 1960–65; nano- + meter 1

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Despite being only a fraction of a nanometer thick, the engineered interface performs two important jobs.

From Science Daily Aug. 9, 2026

Big Blue’s research division announced Thursday that it had produced the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, featuring a transistor architecture at the 0.7 nanometer node.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

IBM Research unveiled the world’s first sub-1 nanometer chip technology, featuring a 0.7 nanometer node transistor architecture.

From Barron's Jun. 25, 2026

The company launched the Xuanji A3 chip, a 4 nanometer semiconductor for autonomous driving, late Thursday at its technology day in Shenzhen, China.

From The Wall Street Journal May 29, 2026

It is roughly equivalent to the amount of work needed to move a red blood cell upward by one nanometer in Earth's gravity.

From Science Daily May 21, 2026

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