Nanometre

 

One millionth of a millimetre 1, or one billionth of a metre or 10 -9 of a metre.  Written as nm. Measurement used to describe wavelengths of light. Below 400nm are ultraviolet rays and above 700nm are the infrared rays.

References

1 Case, D., 1985, Motion Picture Film Processing, Media Manuals, Focal Press, London, Boston