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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.

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 first laser beam established the position of each cluster with an accuracy of about 10 nm and placed the particles into a quantum superposition, meaning they could follow multiple paths through the apparatus simultaneously.

From Science Daily ● May 11, 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

The study marks the first time nanoplastics as small as 200 nm have been detected within complex environmental samples.

From Science Daily ● Jan. 12, 2026

I could have snowboarded on it fine, but I hoped nobody seriously expected me to nm fast.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

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

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 25, 2025

NM: He’s like an ideology that gets extended beyond our bodies.

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

Finally, the researchers exposed patches of human skin cells that had been removed from patients during elective plastic surgery to NM.

From Science Magazine ● Nov. 2, 2023

NM: Yes, that is what I am talking about, I am talking about Parliament and other government bodies of the country, the provincial councils, the municipal councils.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela

He lives in Albuquerque, N.M., about a mile above sea level, and he and his wife converted their bedroom into an altitude chamber to add about 3,000 more feet of elevation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

It may also help to automate transfers from one primary account into separate savings accounts, creating a sort of “personal payroll system,” says Nathan Sebesta, a CFP based in Artesia, N.M.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

It takes quite a while to reveal that Daniel has stolen from the evil corporation thumb drives containing classified files about the history of alien encounters, dating back to events in Roswell, N.M., in 1947.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026

La Cita, a sombrero-topped restaurant, is one of the most popular eateries in Tucumcari, N.M.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 12, 2026

This little song of springtime was noted from the singing of a Tigua girl of the pueblo of Isleta, N.M., by my honoured and lamented friend and co-worker, Professor John Comfort Fillmore.

From Indian Story and Song from North America by Fletcher, Alice C. (Alice Cunningham)