Axis

Wavelength

micrometreµm

10⁻⁶ metre; the micron.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 µm = 0.000001 m
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
micrometer, micron, microns, micrometres

Same dimension

Related units

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 µm = 0.000001 m

Exact relationship

10 µm = 0.00001 m

Exact relationship