Nanometre
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Nanometres (nm) are a unit of distance, displacement and wavelength 1,000,000,000 times smaller than the SI Unit; the Metre.
About Micrometres
- Nanometres are shortened to nm with a lower case n and a lower case m.
- Nano means one billionth so there are 1,000,000,000 nanometres in a Metre.
Converting to Nanometres
| Unit | To convert | Nanometres |
| 1 megametre (1Mm) | Convert to nanometres x1015 | 1x1015nm |
| 1 kilometre (1km) | Convert to nanometres x1012 | 1x1012nm |
| 1 Metre (1m) | Convert to nanometres x109 | 1x109nm |
| 1 decimetre 1(dm) | Convert to nanometres x108 | 1x108nm |
| 1 centimetre 1(mm) | Convert to nanometres x107 | 1x107nm |
| 1 millimetre 1(mm) | Convert to nanometres x106 | 1x106nm |
| 1 micrometre 1(µm) | Convert to nanometres x103 | 1x103nm |
| 1 nanometre 1(nm) | Convert to nanometres x1 | 1nm |