nm

IPA: nm

Root Word: NM

Initialism of New Mexico, a state of the United States of America. [A state in the southwestern United States. Capital: Santa Fe. Largest city: Albuquerque.]
(nautical) Initialism of nautical mile. [A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).]
(athletics) Abbreviation of no-mark. [(Britain, slang) An insignificant person; one who fails to make a mark.]
(Internet slang, text messaging) Initialism of no message.
Abbreviation of nautical mile. [A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).]

(athletics) Abbreviation of no-mark. [(athletics) To fail to record a valid score, and produce a score of 0 or no-mark (no distance), by failing to make a valid ground mark from an attempt, and fouling/faulting out of competition.]

Examples of "nm" in Sentences

Manufactured on a 90 nm process.
Manufactured on a 130 nm process.
Negative refraction at 813 nm and 772 nm.
It is being applied to the 45 nm and 32 nm nodes.
Lowercase nm seems to be way more common than uppercase NM.
The optimal wavelengths for disinfection are close to 260 nm.
But our green pigment is instead of 534 nm somewhere at 540 nm.
Range with maximum payload is 600 nm, increasing to 1,450 nm with full fuel.
A common laboratory spectroscope can detect wavelengths from 2 nm to 2500 nm.
A combination of 980 nm and 1480 nm pumping is generally utilised in amplifiers.