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• nm
  nm

  nanometer; nanometers.
• NM
  NM

  abbreviation

  New Mexico (approved especially for use with zip code).
• N.M.
  N.M.

  abbreviation

  New Mexico.

nm

¹ American  

1. nanometer; nanometers.

2. nautical mile.

3. nonmetallic.

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NM ² American  

abbreviation

1. New Mexico (approved especially for use with zip code).

2. Grammar. noun modifier.

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N.M. ³ American  

Or N. Mex.

abbreviation

1. New Mexico.

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nm ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. nautical mile

2. nanometre

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NM ² British  

abbreviation

1. New Mexico

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Usage

What else does nm mean? Nm is internet slang for not much or nevermind.

Example Sentences

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nm NM N.M.

Across the modeled wavelength range of 365-455 nm, the required decadic absorption coefficient reaches about 1,278 cm-1 at 375 nm.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 13, 2026

This approach solves what researchers call an "inverse problem," allowing the system to reproduce spectral data with an accuracy of roughly 8 nm resolution without using bulky optical hardware.

From Science Daily ● May 26, 2026

The sunlight-driven system achieved a ghost-imaging visibility of 90.7%, close to the 95.5 percent visibility produced by a standard 405 nm laser operating at the same pump power.

From Science Daily ● May 18, 2026

They observed magnetic textures reaching distances of up to ~300 nm, far exceeding the size of a single moiré cell and roughly ten times larger than the underlying wavelength.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 2, 2026

He hadn’t nm in the relay, and the left side of his jaw was purple and swollen.

From "Where Things Come Back" by John Corey Whaley

Jackie welcomed her son in 1964, when she was just 17 years old and living in Albuquerque, NM.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

He spent more than 40 years at the family firm, including 28 years as chair of NM Rothschild, the group's UK-based investment bank.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2025

NM: It’s such a complicated dance, to try to dismiss them as minstrels while also understanding the quality of their work.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

Rothschild began his career in the family bank, NM Rothschild & Sons, in 1963, before breaking away to start businesses and charitable organizations.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 26, 2024

NM: Mr. Barnard, I don’t want to be rude to you.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

Among relatively affordable cities, the number of children has fallen 15% in Albuquerque, N.M., and 11% in Milwaukee.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Vince Moffitt, owner of Basin Health Companies in Farmington, N.M., says about 90% of his business, which includes home health, hospice, and caregiver services, is Medicaid focused.

From Barron's ● Jun. 20, 2026

Koepp said it was important for Spielberg to incorporate as much of the familiar lore around UFOs as possible, such as the 1947 discovery of debris in Roswell, N.M.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

N.M., emphasized SpaceX’s potential as a provider of artificial-intelligence computing capacity.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 12, 2026

Large quantities of turquoise from Los Cevillos, N.M., have been sold, both as cabinet specimens and gems; but, unfortunately, many of those of the finest color have been found to be artificially colored.

From Scientific American Supplement, No. 598, June 18, 1887 by Various

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