nanometer

noun

nano·​me·​ter ˈna-nə-ˌmē-tər 

: one billionth of a meter

Examples of nanometer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

View gallery - 3 images IBM has developed the blueprint for producing a processor using sub-1-nanometer (nm) chip technology, outdoing its own efforts to increase efficiency and processing power with 2-nm tech from a few years ago. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 June 2026

The nanometer, an atomic-scale unit of measurement, doesn't refer to the literal size of chips or their components, but to how densely transistors -- the tiny electronic switches that make up processors -- can be packed together. — CBS News, 25 June 2026

For example, Taiwan’s TSMC independently developed nanosheet transistors for its own proprietary 2-nanometer node technology. — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2026

This architecture itself contains a stack of nanometers-thick silicon sheets through which current flows. — IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2026

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary

First Known Use

1963, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for nanometer

• amphitheater
• bolometer
• centimeter
• centimetre
• decimeter
• ergometer
• expositor
• gasometer
• gravimeter
• hexameter
• manometer
• milliliter

Kids Definition

nanometer

noun

nano·​meter

ˈnan-ə-ˌmēt-ər

: one billionth of a meter

Medical Definition

nanometer

noun

nano·​me·​ter

variants or chiefly British nanometre

ˈnan-ə-ˌmēt-ər 

: one billionth of a meter

—abbreviation nm