nanometer

Definition / meaning of nanometer

A measure of length in the metric system. A nanometer is one billionth of a meter. An average human hair is about 60,000 nanometers thick. Nanometers are used to measure wavelengths of light and distances between atoms in molecules.

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The Web site of the National Cancer Institute (http://www.cancer.gov/)

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