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nanometer

Definition, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for nanometer.

Editorial note

Asbestos crystals will fracture into fibers down to the nanometer range; this is the problem with them.

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Quick take

US spelling of nanometre. [An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres.]

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of nanometer gathered in one view.

noun

US spelling of nanometre. [An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres.]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for nanometer.

Example sentences

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Asbestos crystals will fracture into fibers down to the nanometer range; this is the problem with them.

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However, when you're trying to push multiple GHz on nanometer technology, that implementation becomes especially difficult.

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Your turn signal lamp was not illuminated for one nanometer less than the legally required distance...

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That the 2nd law can be temporarily violated on nanometer scale is not news: that was already experimentally demonstrated years ago.

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Does not mean we can see nanometer size objects.

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When the machinery you want to lay out is composed of carbon atoms placed at sub-nanometer scale, 10-20 heavy atoms is like boxing gloves.

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They're already pushing much lower nanometer processes than general purpose CPUs!

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So, something akin to magnetic relays at the nanometer level?

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Now make a trillion trillion of them at nanometer scales.

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Intel uses a 14 nanometer process for Broadwell.

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The diameter of these sphere is 2.1 nanometer.

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There isn't a lot of pomp and cirucmstance made about him unlocking his phone and carefully navigating the nanometer-engineered laser-etched icon menus, isn't this device amazing, you should buy one.

Quote examples

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This is pure hype, abusing the term "nanotechnology" to mean something like "any technology depending on nanometer-scale features".

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Could "nm" would have been nanometer, but that would be far too small, much smaller than a virus.

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RNA's phosphate groups are spaced one half nanometer apart, just like the negative charges on mica." This is coincidence and nothing more.

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As a biologist I have a firm grasp on what a nanometer is, how big a protein is, what to expect when I "glue" two of them together or what happens when I pour formalin over a cell.

Proper noun examples

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Nanometer precision and dedication, ownership produces a top notch product like this that just keeps working...

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use nanometer in a sentence?

Asbestos crystals will fracture into fibers down to the nanometer range; this is the problem with them.

What does nanometer mean?

US spelling of nanometre. [An SI subunit of length equal to 10⁻⁹ metres.]

What part of speech is nanometer?

nanometer is commonly used as noun.