Nanometers (nm) to Decimeters (dm) Converter

This length unit converter dynamically calculates a value you enter in nanometers (nm) and converts it to its equivalent value in decimeters (dm).

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How many nanometers (nm) are in a decimeter (dm)? What is the formula for how to convert nanometers to decimeters (nm to dm)?

1 nanometer (nm) = 0.00000001 decimeter (dm)
So we can say that there is 0.00000001 decimeter in 1 nanometer.
This means that the multiplication conversion factor to convert a quantity expressed in a nanometer unit of measurement to an equivalent quantity expressed in a decimeter unit of measurement is 0.00000001.

Inversely (or reciprocally),

1 decimeter (dm) = 100,000,000 nanometers (nm)
So we can say that there are 100,000,000 nanometers in 1 decimeter.
This means that the division conversion factor to convert a quantity expressed in a nanometer unit of measurement to an equivalent quantity expressed in a decimeter unit of measurement is 100,000,000.

Knowing this inverse mathematical relationship between the two conversion factors and their reciprocal operations, we can derive two formulas to calculate and convert a quantity of length expressed in nanometers to an equivalent quantity of length expressed in decimeters (nm to dm). Both formulas will yield the same result. The formulas are:

dm = nm × 0.00000001    → This is the formula based on the multiplication conversion factor.

and

dm = nm ÷ 100,000,000    → This is the formula based on the division conversion factor.

For example, if you have a length of 65 nanometers that you want to convert to decimeters, you would use either of the two formulas as follows:

dm = 65 nm × 0.00000001 = 0.00000065 dm

dm = 65 nm ÷ 100,000,000 = 0.00000065 dm

So, the result is the same using either formula, which is 0.00000065 decimeters.

Nanometers to decimeters (nm to dm) conversion chart

To save you time and effort spent on having to perform manual calculations or look up conversion formulas every time a conversion from nanometers to decimeters is needed, here is a nanometers-to-decimeters conversion chart for your quick and easy reference. This conversion chart (or conversion table) shows common measurement values of length in nanometers and their equivalent measurement values in decimeters. These equivalent measurement values may be rounded off to 1 or 2 decimal places when it is mathematically expedient for everyday applications.

nanometers (nm)	decimeters (dm)
1 nm	0.00000001 dm
2 nm	0.00000002 dm
3 nm	0.00000003 dm
4 nm	0.00000004 dm
5 nm	0.00000005 dm
6 nm	0.00000006 dm
7 nm	0.00000007 dm
8 nm	0.00000008 dm
9 nm	0.00000009 dm
10 nm	0.00000010 dm
11 nm	0.00000011 dm
12 nm	0.00000012 dm
13 nm	0.00000013 dm
14 nm	0.00000014 dm
15 nm	0.00000015 dm
16 nm	0.00000016 dm
17 nm	0.00000017 dm
18 nm	0.00000018 dm
19 nm	0.00000019 dm
20 nm	0.00000020 dm
21 nm	0.00000021 dm
22 nm	0.00000022 dm
23 nm	0.00000023 dm
24 nm	0.00000024 dm
25 nm	0.00000025 dm
26 nm	0.00000026 dm
27 nm	0.00000027 dm
28 nm	0.00000028 dm
29 nm	0.00000029 dm
30 nm	0.00000030 dm
31 nm	0.00000031 dm
32 nm	0.00000032 dm
33 nm	0.00000033 dm
34 nm	0.00000034 dm
35 nm	0.00000035 dm
36 nm	0.00000036 dm
37 nm	0.00000037 dm
38 nm	0.00000038 dm
39 nm	0.00000039 dm
40 nm	0.00000040 dm
41 nm	0.00000041 dm
42 nm	0.00000042 dm
43 nm	0.00000043 dm
44 nm	0.00000044 dm
45 nm	0.00000045 dm
46 nm	0.00000046 dm
47 nm	0.00000047 dm
48 nm	0.00000048 dm
49 nm	0.00000049 dm
50 nm	0.00000050 dm
51 nm	0.00000051 dm
52 nm	0.00000052 dm
53 nm	0.00000053 dm
54 nm	0.00000054 dm
55 nm	0.00000055 dm
56 nm	0.00000056 dm
57 nm	0.00000057 dm
58 nm	0.00000058 dm
59 nm	0.00000059 dm
60 nm	0.00000060 dm
61 nm	0.00000061 dm
62 nm	0.00000062 dm
63 nm	0.00000063 dm
64 nm	0.00000064 dm
65 nm	0.00000065 dm
66 nm	0.00000066 dm
67 nm	0.00000067 dm
68 nm	0.00000068 dm
69 nm	0.00000069 dm
70 nm	0.00000070 dm
71 nm	0.00000071 dm
72 nm	0.00000072 dm
73 nm	0.00000073 dm
74 nm	0.00000074 dm
75 nm	0.00000075 dm
76 nm	0.00000076 dm
77 nm	0.00000077 dm
78 nm	0.00000078 dm
79 nm	0.00000079 dm
80 nm	0.00000080 dm
81 nm	0.00000081 dm
82 nm	0.00000082 dm
83 nm	0.00000083 dm
84 nm	0.00000084 dm
85 nm	0.00000085 dm
86 nm	0.00000086 dm
87 nm	0.00000087 dm
88 nm	0.00000088 dm
89 nm	0.00000089 dm
90 nm	0.00000090 dm
91 nm	0.00000091 dm
92 nm	0.00000092 dm
93 nm	0.00000093 dm
94 nm	0.00000094 dm
95 nm	0.00000095 dm
96 nm	0.00000096 dm
97 nm	0.00000097 dm
98 nm	0.00000098 dm
99 nm	0.00000099 dm
100 nm	0.00000100 dm

nanometers (nm)	decimeters (dm)
101 nm	0.00000101 dm
102 nm	0.00000102 dm
103 nm	0.00000103 dm
104 nm	0.00000104 dm
105 nm	0.00000105 dm
106 nm	0.00000106 dm
107 nm	0.00000107 dm
108 nm	0.00000108 dm
109 nm	0.00000109 dm
110 nm	0.00000110 dm
111 nm	0.00000111 dm
112 nm	0.00000112 dm
113 nm	0.00000113 dm
114 nm	0.00000114 dm
115 nm	0.00000115 dm
116 nm	0.00000116 dm
117 nm	0.00000117 dm
118 nm	0.00000118 dm
119 nm	0.00000119 dm
120 nm	0.00000120 dm
121 nm	0.00000121 dm
122 nm	0.00000122 dm
123 nm	0.00000123 dm
124 nm	0.00000124 dm
125 nm	0.00000125 dm
126 nm	0.00000126 dm
127 nm	0.00000127 dm
128 nm	0.00000128 dm
129 nm	0.00000129 dm
130 nm	0.00000130 dm
131 nm	0.00000131 dm
132 nm	0.00000132 dm
133 nm	0.00000133 dm
134 nm	0.00000134 dm
135 nm	0.00000135 dm
136 nm	0.00000136 dm
137 nm	0.00000137 dm
138 nm	0.00000138 dm
139 nm	0.00000139 dm
140 nm	0.00000140 dm
141 nm	0.00000141 dm
142 nm	0.00000142 dm
143 nm	0.00000143 dm
144 nm	0.00000144 dm
145 nm	0.00000145 dm
146 nm	0.00000146 dm
147 nm	0.00000147 dm
148 nm	0.00000148 dm
149 nm	0.00000149 dm
150 nm	0.00000150 dm
151 nm	0.00000151 dm
152 nm	0.00000152 dm
153 nm	0.00000153 dm
154 nm	0.00000154 dm
155 nm	0.00000155 dm
156 nm	0.00000156 dm
157 nm	0.00000157 dm
158 nm	0.00000158 dm
159 nm	0.00000159 dm
160 nm	0.00000160 dm
161 nm	0.00000161 dm
162 nm	0.00000162 dm
163 nm	0.00000163 dm
164 nm	0.00000164 dm
165 nm	0.00000165 dm
166 nm	0.00000166 dm
167 nm	0.00000167 dm
168 nm	0.00000168 dm
169 nm	0.00000169 dm
170 nm	0.00000170 dm
171 nm	0.00000171 dm
172 nm	0.00000172 dm
173 nm	0.00000173 dm
174 nm	0.00000174 dm
175 nm	0.00000175 dm
176 nm	0.00000176 dm
177 nm	0.00000177 dm
178 nm	0.00000178 dm
179 nm	0.00000179 dm
180 nm	0.00000180 dm
181 nm	0.00000181 dm
182 nm	0.00000182 dm
183 nm	0.00000183 dm
184 nm	0.00000184 dm
185 nm	0.00000185 dm
186 nm	0.00000186 dm
187 nm	0.00000187 dm
188 nm	0.00000188 dm
189 nm	0.00000189 dm
190 nm	0.00000190 dm
191 nm	0.00000191 dm
192 nm	0.00000192 dm
193 nm	0.00000193 dm
194 nm	0.00000194 dm
195 nm	0.00000195 dm
196 nm	0.00000196 dm
197 nm	0.00000197 dm
198 nm	0.00000198 dm
199 nm	0.00000199 dm
200 nm	0.00000200 dm

Conversion of 1 nanometer (nm) to other units of length

Here is a reference list providing a conversion of 1 nanometer (nm) to its equivalent values in various units of length, both metric and imperial:

1 nanometer (nm) = 0.001 micrometer (µm)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.000001 millimeter (mm)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.0000001 centimeter (cm)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.00000001 decimeter (dm)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.000000001 meter (m)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.000000000001 kilometer (km)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.000000039370078740157 inch (in)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.0000000032808398950131 foot (ft)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.0000000010936132983377 yard (yd)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.00000000000062137119223733 mile (mi)
1 nanometer (nm) = 0.00000000000053995680345572 nautical mile (nmi)

What is a nanometer (nm)?

Definition of nanometer: A nanometer is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI). It is equal to one billionth of a meter (10^-9 m). It is commonly used to express dimensions on an atomic scale, such as wavelengths of light, and in nanotechnologies.

The abbreviation for nanometer is nm. The single Unicode character ㎚ (U+339A) represents the 2-character Latin abbreviation for nanometer. The Windows Alt code for this character ㎚ is Alt + 13210.

What is a decimeter (dm)?

Definition of decimeter: A decimeter is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system. It is equivalent to one tenth of a meter (0.1 m). It is less commonly used than centimeters or meters but can be useful for intermediate measurements.

The abbreviation for decimeter is dm. The single Unicode character ㍷ (U+3377) represents the 2-character Latin abbreviation for decimeter. The Windows Alt code for this character ㍷ is Alt + 13175.