Sorry, but "�m" is the abbreviation for micrometer which is one billionth of a meter. The correct abbreviation for nanometer is "nm".
Decimeter (dm) is one tenth of a meter - 1/10 meter. Centimeter (cm) is one hundredth of a meter - 10^(-2) meter. Millimeter (mm) is one thousandth of a meter - 10^(-3) meter. Micrometer (�m) is one millionth of a meter - 10^(-6) meter. Nanometer (nm) is one billionth of a meter - 10^(-9) meter. Picometer (pm) is 10^(-12) meter. Why is the word abbreviation so long? Regards, Bob.... -------------------------------------------------------------------- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy!" - Benjamin Franklin From: "Shaun Canning" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sorry gang...in one of yesterdays posts I referred to a nanometer (�m)as > a millionth of a meter when in fact it is one billionth of a meter.
