Examples of “nm” in a Sentence

abbreviation Not much; the standard reply in texting to "what are you doing?" or "what's up?".

• � wyd — nm, just watching something
• nm here, you?

abbreviation Never mind; used to cancel a question you have just asked or a point you were making.

• Do you know where the charger — nm, found it.
• Can you send me the address — nm, I just found it.
• Are you coming to the café later? nm, I see you are busy.

abbreviation Nanometer, one billionth of a meter, the unit used for wavelengths of light and for chip manufacturing processes.

• Green light has a wavelength of about 550 nm.
• The processor is built on a 3 nm node.
• Visible light has wavelengths measured in nm, far smaller than a human hair.

abbreviation Nautical mile, a distance of 1,852 metres used in sea and air navigation; also New Mexico in US postal addresses.

• The airport lies 12 nm north of the city.
• The lighthouse is only 3 nm from the harbor entrance.
• The pilot said we were still 40 nm from the coast.