Axis

Wavelength

nanometrenm

10⁻⁹ metre; the optical wavelength unit.

Dimension
length
Canonical signature
L
System
si
Exactness
Exact

Definition record

How this unit is defined

Canonical base
1 nm = 0.000000001 m
Conversion type
linear
Aliases
nanometer, nanometers, nanometres

Same dimension

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Common conversions

Every conversion routes through the canonical base of the dimension.

1 nm = 0.000000001 m

Exact relationship

10 nm = 0.00000001 m

Exact relationship