Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation nanometer
- abbreviation nautical mile
- abbreviation nuclear magneton
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun metrology Symbol for the
nanometer (nanometre ), anSI unit oflength equal to 10−9meters (metres ). - initialism Internet
never mind - initialism Internet
not much ,nothing much - initialism Internet no message
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican border
- noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
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Examples
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It's a good thing Congress does not have to pass a bill instructing farmers when to close the barn door to prevent their animals from making an escape. guy in nm
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Every time I see Santorum's name, all I can think about is the contemporary, updated definition that was given to him by columnist, Dan Savage .... hee hee hee! guy in nm
Santorum plans foreign policy speech in key primary state 2010
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Add the heavy weight of weapons plus a reserve so you can loiter in the landing pattern a few minutes on return and I think a combat radius of 410 nm is reasonable.
Matthew Yglesias » Mark Bowden, Atlantic, Shilling for the F-22 2009
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If M is a unital module, the expression nm has the same meaning in this sense as it does thinking of This example already shows that not every module has a basis.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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If M is a unital module, the expression nm has the same meaning in this sense as it does thinking of This example already shows that not every module has a basis.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2009
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If M is a unital module, the expression nm has the same meaning in this sense as it does thinking of This example already shows that not every module has a basis.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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i think he was refurring to break up with bella in nm
Twilight Lexicon » Robert Pattinson Weighs in on Tyler vs. Edward 2010
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Scotopic peak is around 500 nm, which is in the blue range, which is why blue lights are so easily sensed.
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Mie scattering particles are larger than a wavelenth of light, larger than 400-800 nm in other words, so 1 micron is near the Mie limit.
Running Out of Room at the Bottom James Killus 2007
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Mie scattering particles are larger than a wavelenth of light, larger than 400-800 nm in other words, so 1 micron is near the Mie limit.
Archive 2007-02-01 James Killus 2007
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