A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter.

synonyms: micromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometre.

Roget 200: length, longitude, span; mileage; distance etc. 196.    line, bar, rule, stripe, streak, spoke, radius.    lengthening etc. v.; prolongation, production, protraction; tension, tensure^†; extension.    [Measures of length] line, nail, inch, hand, palm, foot, cubit, yard, ell, fathom, rood, pole, furlong, mile, league; chain, link; arpent^†, handbreadth^†, jornada [U.S.], kos^†, vara^†.    [astronomical units of distance] astronomical unit, AU, light-year, parsec.    [metric units of length] nanometer, nm, micron, micrometer, millimicron, millimeter, mm, centimeter, cm, meter, kilometer, km.    pedometer, perambulator; scale etc. (measurement) 466.    ... show more

Dutch: nanometer, millimicron
Polish: milimikron, nanometr, nm

A state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border.

synonyms: Land of Enchantment, N.M., New Mexico.

Dutch: New Mexico
Polish: Nowy Meksyk