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Nanometer
Pronunciation
A unit of spatial measurement that equals one-billionth (10 -9) of a meter. The head of a pin is about 1 million nanometers across. A human hair is about 60,000 nanometers in diameter, while a DNA molecule is between 2-12 nanometers wide.
Source: National Cancer Institute (U.S.)
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