NM

NM

or N.M.abbr. New Mexico

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nm

abbr.1. nanometer2. nautical mile3. nuclear magneton

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nM

abbr. nanomole

nm

abbreviation for 1. (Units) nautical mile 2. (Units) nanometre

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NM

or

N. Mex.

abbreviation for (Placename) New Mexico

NM

or N.M.,

New Mexico.

nm

1. nanometer. 2. nautical mile.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.nm - a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a metermicromillimeter, micromillimetre, millimicron, nanometer, nanometremetric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric termsA, angstrom, angstrom unit - a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiationmicrometer, micron - a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

2.NM - a state in southwestern United States on the Mexican borderLand of Enchantment, New Mexicosouthwestern United States, Southwest - the southwestern region of the United States generally including New Mexico, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, California, and sometimes Utah and ColoradoCarlsbad Caverns National Park - a national park in New Mexico featuring what is probably the world's largest cavern with spectacular underground formationsU.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776Albuquerque - the largest city in New Mexico; located in central New Mexico on the Rio Grande riverCarlsbad - a town in southeastern New Mexico on the Pecos River near the Mexican border; potash depositsFarmington - a town in northwestern New MexicoGallup - a town in northwestern New Mexico near the Arizona borderLas Cruces - a town in southern New Mexico on the Rio GrandeLos Alamos - a town in north central New Mexico; in 1942 it was chosen as a nuclear research site where the first atomic bombs were producedRoswell - a town in southeast New Mexicocapital of New Mexico, Santa Fe - capital of the state of New Mexico; located in north central New MexicoSilver City - a town in southwestern New MexicoTaos - an artist colony in northern New MexicoChihuahuan Desert - a desert in western Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and northern MexicoBrazos, Brazos River - a river that rises in Mexico and flows across Texas into the Gulf of MexicoCanadian River, Canadian - a river rising in northeastern New Mexico and flowing eastward across the Texas panhandle to become a tributary of the Arkansas River in OklahomaCarlsbad Caverns - a group of caverns in southeastern New Mexico noted for their stalactites and stalagmitesCimarron, Cimarron River - a river that rises in northeastern New Mexico and flows eastward into Oklahoma where it becomes a tributary of the Arkansas RiverColorado Plateau - a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern cornerGila, Gila River - a river that rises in western New Mexico and flows westward through southern Arizona to become a tributary of the Colorado RiverGuadalupe Mountains - a mountain range in southern New Mexico and western Texas; the southern extension of the Sacramento MountainsLlano Estacado - a large semiarid plateau forming the southern part of the Great PlainsPecos, Pecos River - a tributary of the Rio Grande that flows southeastward from New Mexico through western TexasSacramento Mountains - mountain range in New Mexico to the east of the Rio GrandeWheeler Peak - a mountain peak in northeastern New Mexico in the Rocky Mountains