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Meaning of nanometre | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈnænə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə(ɹ)

Definitions

An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres.

Equivalents

Català nanòmetre
Čeština nanometr
Deutsch Nanometer
Español nanómetro
Suomi nanometri
Français nanomètre
Magyar nanométer
Italiano nanometro
日本語 ナノメートル
Latviešu nanometrs
Nederlands nanometer
Polski nanometr
Português nanometro
Română nanometru
Русский нанометр
Slovenčina nanometer
Svenska nanometer
Tagalog nanometro
Türkçe nanometre
Tiếng Việt nanômét

Examples

“Holonyms: micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre”
“Meronym: picometre”
“A nanometre is one billionth of a metre. A single atom is between a tenth to half a nanometre across; a million or more of them stacked on top of one another would equal the thickness of a piece of paper.”
“The resulting nanopasta is 372 nanometres thick, or about the same size as a measles virus.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

nanometrically nanometrology nanometry nanomicelle nanomicrobicide nanomicrobicides

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