Definition of "nanometres" []

• Plural form of nanometre. (noun)

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• "The most advanced transistors today are around 30 – 40 nanometres which is approaching the physical limit for such devices."
• "His team has succeeded in creating the material in particles measuring five-to-20 nanometres (a five-billionth to 20-billionth of a metre) in diameter."
• "Their wings contain small projections, spaced about 200 nanometres a nanometre is equivalent to one billionth of a metre apart, which allow 98% of light to pass through them."