纳米 (nà mǐ) — nanometer

Definition

SI unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter (10⁻⁹ m). Used almost exclusively in technical and scientific contexts such as 纳米材料 and 纳米技术.

noun
nanometer

Examples

  • 纳米
    Yí nà mǐ děng yú shí yì fēn zhī yī mǐ.
    One nanometer equals one billionth of a meter.
  • 纳米
    Zhè xiàng yán jiū yòng de shì nà mǐ cái liào.
    This research uses nanomaterials.
  • 纳米
    Tā men yòng nà mǐ jì shù zhì zào le xīn xīn piàn.
    They used nanotechnology to manufacture new chips.

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