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NANOMETER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Synonyms:
micromillimeter; micromillimetre; millimicron; nanometer; nanometre; nm
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("nanometer" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "nanometer"):
A; angstrom; angstrom unit (a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
Holonyms ("nanometer" is a part of...):
micrometer; micron (a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)
Context examples:
A scanning probe microscope that has nanometer resolution.
(Atomic Force Microscope, NCI Thesaurus)
Expansion microscopy enables researchers to resolve details down to about 70 nanometers, while 300 nanometers was the previous limit with a conventional microscope.
(Bigger is better for brain tissue understanding, NSF)
The image was taken with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on June 3, 2016 using a spectral filter which preferentially admits wavelengths of ultraviolet light centered at 338 nanometers.
(Regarding Rhea, NASA)
A metric unit of length equal to 10E-10 meter or 0.1 nanometer.
(Angstrom, NCI Thesaurus)
Just 50 to 150 nanometers thick, the laser is about 1/1,000th the thickness of a single human hair.
(Tiny, biocompatible laser could function inside living tissues, National Science Foundation)
The images in this mosaic were taken with the ISS narrow-angle camera, using a spectral filter sensitive to wavelengths of near-infrared light centered at 938 nanometers.
(Cassini's Final View of Titan's Northern Lakes and Seas, NASA)
Electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths between 750 nanometers and 1 millimeter, between those of visible light and microwaves.
(Infrared Radiation, NCI Thesaurus)
The joint research team recently built a complex brain-like network by integrating numerous silver (Ag) nanowires coated with a polymer (PVP) insulating layer approximately 1 nanometer in thickness.
(Neuromorphic Metallic Nanowire Network Shows Human Brain-Like Functions, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A mixture of two immiscible substances in which the sizes of the particles in the dispersed phase are defined as less than 1000 nanometers.
(Nanoemulsion, NCI Thesaurus)
By taking a close look with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, the research team was able to identify a distinct absorption in the visible spectrum at 450 nanometers, which matched the irradiated salt precisely, confirming that the yellow color of Tara Regio reflected the presence of irradiated sodium chloride on the surface.
(Table Salt Compound Spotted on Europa, NASA)
