nanometre

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nanometre - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  nanometre
      n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
           [syn: nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron,
           micromillimeter, micromillimetre]

nanometre - Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (26 May 2007) :

  nanometre
  
     <unit> 10^-9 metres; one thousand millionth part of a metre.
  
     The wavelength of visible light and dimensions in
     nanotechnology are typically measured in nanometres.
  
     (2003-05-02)