nanometer
noun
nano·me·ter
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Definition of nanometer
: one billionth of a meter
Examples of nanometer in a Sentence
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Currently qubits based on a particle's spin direction must be positioned about 15 nanometers apart—any more, and their entanglement fails. — Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, "Quantum Leaps in Quantum Computing?," 1 Dec. 2017 Instead, proof could arrive in the form of very distinct spectroscopic features—particularly an absorption line at 450 nanometers within the visible portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. — Shannon Hall, Scientific American, "Water on Europa—with a Pinch of Salt," 12 June 2019 The next generation, 10 nanometer, has also missed its original schedule. — Tom Simonite, WIRED, "Intel's New Chip Wizard Has a Plan to Bring Back the Magic," 3 July 2019 One nanometer is about one-billionth of a meter and the chips will power computers, data centers, sensors and other devices. — Paulina Pineda, azcentral, "Roadwork paves way for Intel's massive Fab 42 campus in Chandler," 17 June 2019 Carbon nanotubes of the right diameter—about 1 nanometer—transport ethanol more quickly than water through their interior. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "This former playwright aims to turn solar and wind power into gasoline," 3 July 2019 The polymer forms a dense web; its threads, only a nanometer or two apart, are anchored to points within the sample. — Quanta Magazine, "A Neurobiologist Thinks Big — and Small," 18 Jan. 2018 Extracellular vesicles and exosomes range tremendously in size, from 30 nanometers — approximately the diameter of a small virus — to as large as one micron. — Quanta Magazine, "Cells Talk in a Language That Looks Like Viruses," 2 May 2018 In between the blocks, the researchers placed a seven-nanometer layer of a mix of titanium oxide and hafnium oxide. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Memristors built with 2-nanometer-thick parts," 14 Nov. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nanometer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for nanometer
nanometer
noun
nano·me·ter
variants:
or chiefly British nanometre \ ˈnan-ə-ˌmēt-ər
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Medical Definition of nanometer
: one billionth of a meter
—abbreviation nm