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Nanometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-9 meters. The symbol for the unit is nm, and the plural form nanometers is used when referring to several such lengths. The term is standard in science and engineering for describing features that exist on the nanoscale, typically in the range of about 1 to 100 nanometers.

Conversion and scale: 1 nanometer equals 1 × 10^-9 meters. It is also equal to 1000 picometers, and 1 micrometer equals 1000 nanometers. Because the nanometer is so small, it is commonly used to characterize molecular dimensions, thin films, and the features on modern electronic devices.

Applications and examples: Nanometer-scale measurements are essential in fields such as semiconductor manufacturing, where transistor gates and interconnects are described in nanometers. In chemistry and biology, many molecules and macromolecular structures have dimensions measured in nanometers, and DNA base pairs are about 0.34 nanometers in length. The nanoscale also defines optical and electronic properties that depart from bulk behavior, influencing materials science, catalysis, and sensor design.

Measurement and tools: Techniques such as transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM), and scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) are used to observe and measure features at the nanometer scale. Metrology methods, including X-ray diffraction and ellipsometry, support characterization of nanostructured materials.

Note: The combined string "nanometersare" is not a standard term in science; it may reflect a typographical or linguistic conflation of "nanometers" with a separate word. Nanometer, and nanometers, remain the conventional terms. See also nanotechnology and metrology.