A meter (m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It's defined as the length of the path traveled by light in a vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second.
A nanometer (nm) is one billionth (10⁻⁹) of a meter. The prefix "nano" comes from the Greek word "nanos," meaning dwarf. Nanometers are commonly used in nanotechnology, semiconductor manufacturing, and wavelengths of light.
| Meters (m) | Nanometers (nm) |
|---|---|
| 1 m | 1,000,000,000 nm |
| 0.1 m | 100,000,000 nm |
| 0.01 m | 10,000,000 nm |
| 0.001 m | 1,000,000 nm |
| 0.000001 m | 1,000 nm |
To convert meters to nanometers, multiply the meter value by 1,000,000,000 (10⁹).
Formula: nanometers = meters × 1,000,000,000
Convert 0.005 meters to nanometers:
0.005 m × 1,000,000,000 = 5,000,000 nm