Convert nanometers to meters
Nanometers to meters. Enter a value to convert, or use the nanometers to meters chart further down the page.
1 nanometer equals 1e-9 meters. Going the other way, 1 meter = 1,000,000,000 nanometers.
How to convert nanometers to meters
To convert nanometers to meters, multiply the nanometer value by 1e-9. You can also divide by 1000000000 to get the same answer.
m = nm × 1e-9
Worked example
Convert 15 nm to meters:
15 nm = 1.5e-8 m
nanometers to meters conversion chart
Use this nanometers to meters table for quick reference without typing anything.
| nanometers (nm) | meters (m) |
|---|---|
| 0.01 nm | 1e-11 m |
| 0.1 nm | 1e-10 m |
| 1 nm | 1e-9 m |
| 2 nm | 2e-9 m |
| 3 nm | 3e-9 m |
| 5 nm | 5e-9 m |
| 10 nm | 1e-8 m |
| 20 nm | 2e-8 m |
| 50 nm | 5e-8 m |
| 100 nm | 0.0000001 m |
| 1,000 nm | 0.000001 m |
What is a nanometer?
The nanometer is one billionth of a meter. Visible light spans roughly 380 to 750 nanometers, and modern chip process nodes are named after this scale.
What is a meter?
The meter is the SI base unit of length, defined since 1983 as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
Frequently asked questions
How many meters are in a nanometer?
1 nanometers equals 1e-9 meters. Going the other way, 1 meters is 1,000,000,000 nanometers.
How do you convert nanometers to meters?
To convert nanometers to meters, multiply the nanometer value by 1e-9. You can also divide by 1000000000 to get the same answer.
What is 10 nanometers in meters?
10 nanometers equals 1e-8 meters. The conversion chart on this page lists the other values people look up most often.
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