Nanometre
Nanometre
A Nanometre (== Template:IPA ==
The Template:IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a system of phonetic notation based primarily on the Latin alphabet. It was devised by the International Phonetic Association in the late 19th century as a standardized representation of the sounds of spoken language.
Pronunciation
The pronunciation of the term "IPA" is /aɪ piː eɪ/ in English.
Etymology
The term "IPA" is an acronym for the International Phonetic Alphabet. The International Phonetic Association, founded in 1886, created the IPA to provide a single, universal system for the transcription of spoken language.
Related Terms
- Phonetic notation: A system used to visually represent the sounds of speech. The IPA is one type of phonetic notation.
- Phonetics: The study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phonemes), and the processes of their physiological production, auditory reception, and neurophysiological perception.
- Phonology: The study of the way sounds function within a particular language or languages. While phonetics concerns the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a particular language or languages.
- Transcription (linguistics): The systematic representation of spoken language in written form. The source of the words transcribe and transcription, the term means "to write across" in Latin, and it's the process of converting spoken language into written form. In linguistics, this is often done using the IPA.
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Nanometre
- Wikipedia's article - Nanometre
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Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski) is a unit of length in the SI equal to one billionth (short scale) of a metre (1×10−9 metres (3.9×10−8 in)). The term combines the Greek words nano meaning "dwarf" and metron meaning "measure".
Etymology
The term nanometre originates from the Greek words nano which means "dwarf" and metron which means "measure". The prefix nano- is used in the SI to denote a factor of 10-9 or 0.000000001.
Related Terms
- Nanotechnology: The manipulation of matter on an atomic, molecular, and supramolecular scale, often dealing with structures sized between 1 to 100 nanometres.
- Nanoparticle: A microscopic particle with at least one dimension less than 100 nanometres.
- Nanoscale: A length scale of 1–100 nanometres.
- Nanofabrication: The design and manufacture of devices with dimensions measured in nanometres.
- Nanosecond: One billionth of a second (10-9 seconds).
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Nanometre
- Wikipedia's article - Nanometre
This WikiMD dictionary article is a stub. You can help make it a full article.
Languages: - East Asian
中文,
日本,
한국어,
South Asian
हिन्दी,
Urdu,
বাংলা,
తెలుగు,
தமிழ்,
ಕನ್ನಡ,
Southeast Asian
Indonesian,
Vietnamese,
Thai,
မြန်မာဘာသာ,
European
español,
Deutsch,
français,
русский,
português do Brasil,
Italian,
polski