nanometers
Light measured here
Nanometers are units of length equal to one billionth of a meter.
The scale is useful for measuring things too small to see—wavelengths of light, semiconductor circuits, viruses, DNA strands.
A human hair is roughly 80,000 nanometers wide.
The chip uses 5-nanometer technology.
Also spelled nanometres.
Spatial repetition interval
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- visible lightRadiation the eye detects
- infraredHeat-bearing electromagnetic waves
photon · absorption · emission · diffraction · laser · spectrum · monochromatic · thin film
Millionth of a meter
- angstromSubatomic length unit
- picometerTrillionth of a meter
- femtometer10⁻¹⁵ meters
- micronMillionth of a meter
millimeter · wavelength · atomic · molecular · microscopic · minuscule · infinitesimal · subatomic
Accuracy of measurement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
- accuracyDegree of correctness
measurement · instrumentation · specifications · electron microscopy · repeatability · standards · characterization · dimensional
Ultrafine material fragments
- nanofibersUltrathin synthetic threads
- grapheneMonolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
- nanomedicineMolecular-level medical technology
nanoelectronics · nanorobots · semiconductors · transistors · quantum dots · thin films · nanofabrication · self-assembly
wavelength
Spatial repetition interval
- spectroscopyStudy of light-matter interaction
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- visible lightRadiation the eye detects
infrared · photon · absorption · emission · diffraction · laser · spectrum · monochromatic · thin film · interference
micrometer
Millionth of a meter
- angstromSubatomic length unit
- picometerTrillionth of a meter
- femtometer10⁻¹⁵ meters
micron · millimeter · wavelength · atomic · molecular · microscopic · minuscule · infinitesimal · subatomic · ultrafine
precision
Accuracy of measurement
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
- toleranceWillingness to accept difference
accuracy · measurement · instrumentation · specifications · electron microscopy · repeatability · standards · characterization · dimensional · metrology
nanoparticles
Ultrafine material fragments
- nanofibersUltrathin synthetic threads
- grapheneMonolayer carbon hexagonal lattice
- nanomaterialsUltrasmall engineered matter
nanomedicine · nanoelectronics · nanorobots · semiconductors · transistors · quantum dots · thin films · nanofabrication · self-assembly · nanowires
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- Electromagnetic Wavesvisible light, radio waves, infrared light, ultraviolet light, gamma rays
- technical specsvoltage, amperage, wattage, ohms, hertz
- nanotechnologynanoparticles, nanobots, nanorobots, nanobot, fullerene
- semiconductorssilicon, semiconductor, semiconductors, silicon wafers, transistor
- spectral imaginghyperspectral, multispectral, spectral analysis, hypercube, infrared imaging
nanometerslight-years
Units of astronomical distance
parsecs · astronomical units · cosmic distances · kilometers · miles