Nanometreとは 意味・読み方・使い方

語源

From nano- +‎ metre.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈnænə(ʊ)ˌmiːtə(ɹ)/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈnænoʊˌmidər/
• 韻: -iːtə(ɹ)
• ハイフネーション: na‧no‧me‧tre

名詞

nanometre (plural nanometres)

1. An SI subunit of length equal to 10 metres.

   Alternative forms: nm (symbol), nanometer (US)

   Holonyms: micrometre < millimetre < centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

   Meronym: picometre

   • 2010 September 2, Thomas Barfield, “Get ready for a world of nanotechnology”, in The Guardian‎:

     A nanometre is one billionth of a metre. A single atom is between a tenth to half a nanometre across; a million or more of them stacked on top of one another would equal the thickness of a piece of paper.

   • 2024 November 25, Ellen Phiddian, “There's nanna's pasta, and then there's nanopasta”, in Cosmos‎, Adelaide, S.A.: CSIRO Publishing, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 November 2024:

     The resulting nanopasta is 372 nanometres thick, or about the same size as a measles virus.

派生語

アナグラム

• nanometer