Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

nanometre

British  
/ 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

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Medicine could also make common use of machines at a nanometre scale to "deliver drugs to exactly where they need to go", said Professor Bramwell.

From BBC Jan. 2, 2026

"Sure, but are they going to get chips down to a nanometre? Probably not."

From BBC Apr. 15, 2025

In order to close this gap and demonstrate the reliability of the ANE method for visualising magnetic structures on the nanometre scale, the researchers used a magnetic vortex structure.

From Science Daily Nov. 20, 2024

In some materials, spins form complex magnetic structures within the nanometre and micrometre scale in which the magnetization direction twists and curls along specific directions.

From Science Daily Apr. 17, 2024

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

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training