Meter

The Meter (also spelled metre) is the SI standard unit of length.

Visible light wavelengths are on the scale of 320nm to 1050nm.

SI multiples

SI multiples for meter (m)

Submultiples				Multiples
Value	Symbol	Name		Value	Symbol	Name
10−1 m	dm	decimeter		101 m	dam	decameter
10−2 m	cm	centimeter		102 m	hm	hectometer
10−3 m	mm	millimeter		103 m	km	kilometer
10−6 m	µm	micrometer		106 m	Mm	megameter
10−9 m	nm	nanometer		109 m	Gm	gigameter
10−12 m	pm	picometer		1012 m	Tm	terameter
10−15 m	fm	femtometer		1015 m	Pm	petameter
10−18 m	am	attometer		1018 m	Em	exameter
10−21 m	zm	zeptometer		1021 m	Zm	zettameter
10−24 m	ym	yoctometer		1024 m	Ym	yottameter
Common prefixed units are in bold face.

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