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nanometre

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/ ˈnænəʊˌmiːtə /

noun

  1.  nm.  one thousand-millionth of a metre

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"You can think of a liquid cooling maze through the silicon at nanometre scale," says Mr Speirs.

From BBC Dec. 22, 2025

Nanoprobes or optical tweezers with sizes in the nanometre range are now within reach.

From Science Daily Jan. 17, 2024

There is a transition area between molecular and macroscopic levels, an in-between zone called the nanometre range, where there is often a disordered aggregation of particles.

From Science Daily Sep. 19, 2023

The world's leading maker of advanced logic chips is constructing its first foundry in Japan on Kyushu island, with production of 12 and 16 nanometre semiconductors slated to begin next year.

From Reuters Feb. 24, 2023

A nanometre is a billionth of a meter.

From BBC Jan. 16, 2023

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