A nanometre (American spelling: nanometer, symbol nm) (Greek: νάνος, nanos, dwarf; μετρώ, metrό, count) is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one billionth of a metre (i. Inches redirects here To see the Les Savy Fav album see Inches. Phonology North American English regional phonology In many ways compared to English English, North American English is conservative in its Phonology. Greek (el ελληνική γλώσσα or simply el ελληνικά — "Hellenic" is an Indo-European language, spoken today by 15-22 million people mainly Length is the long Dimension of any object The length of a thing is the distance between its ends its linear extent as measured from end to end The metric system is a decimalised system of measurement. It exists in several variations with different choices of base units, though the choice of base units does The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International e. , one millionth of a millimetre).

It is one of the more often used units for very small lengths, and equals ten Ångström, an internationally recognized non-SI unit of length. An ångström or angstrom (symbol Å) (ˈɔːŋstrəm Swedish: ˈɔ̀ŋstrœm is an internationally recognized non- SI unit of length equal It is often associated with the field of nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular Formerly, millimicron (symbol mµ) was used for the nanometre. A micrometre ( American spelling: micrometer; symbol µm) is one millionth of a Metre, or equivalently one thousandth of a Millimetre

It is also the most common unit used to describe the manufacturing technology used in the semiconductor industry. Semiconductor device fabrication is the process used to create chips the Integrated circuits that are present in everyday Electrical and electronic A semiconductor' is a Solid material that has Electrical conductivity in between a conductor and an insulator; it can vary over that It is the most common unit to describe the wavelength of light, with visible light falling in the region of 400–700 nm. The data in compact discs is stored as indentations (known as pits) that are approximately 100 nm deep by 500 nm wide. A Compact Disc (also known as a CD) is an Optical disc used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio

Similar terms

Nanometry is the science of counting and measuring particles on the scale of nanometres.

The term nanoscale is used to refer to objects with dimensions on the order 1–100 nm. The term is often heard in relation to nanotechnology. Nanotechnology, sometimes shortened to nanotech, refers to a field of Applied science whose theme is the control of matter on an Atomic and Molecular

See also

• 1 E-9 m
• SI prefix
• Orders of magnitude (length)
• Conversion of units, for comparison with other units of length

External links

• Near-field Mie scattering in optical trap nanometry

To help compare different Orders of magnitudes this page lists Lengths between 10&minus9 m (meter and 10&minus8 m (1 nm and 10 nm An SI prefix (also known as a metric prefix) is a name or associated symbol that precedes a unit of measure (or its symbol to form a Decimal multiple or To help compare different Orders of magnitude, the following list describes various Lengths between 1 Conversion of units refers to conversion factors between different Units of measurement for the same Quantity.

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