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.

What is centimetre?

A centimetre is a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a metre. It is commonly used for everyday measurements such as clothing sizes, body height, and small object dimensions.

Worked examples

1 nanometre = 1.000000e-07 centimetre

1 centimetre = 0.01 metre