What is micrometre?

A micrometre, also called a micron, is a unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre. It is used in microscopy, semiconductor fabrication, and the measurement of fine particles and biological cells.

What is nanometre?

A nanometre is a unit of length equal to one billionth of a metre. It is used to measure wavelengths of visible light, atomic radii, and dimensions of nanostructures in materials science.

Worked examples

1 micrometre = 1,000 nanometre

1 nanometre = 1.000000e-09 metre