nm

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A form of nautical mile — A unit of length corresponding approximately to one minute of arc of latitude along any meridian. By international agreement it is exactly 1,852 metres (approximately 6,076 feet or 1.151 statute mile).

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nvmnanometernanometremillimicronmicromillimetermicromillimetre
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Meanings

nm1

interjection
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of never mind.

    A: well r u goi – B: huh? – A: nm tht was a mistake

    Synonyms: nvm

determiner
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of not much or nothing much.

    A: hey – B: hey, 'sup? – A: nm u?

noun
  1. InternetabbreviationinitialismInitialism of no message.

NM2

proper noun
  1. abbreviationinitialismInitialism of New Mexico: a state of the United States.
adjectiveNM (not comparable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of not meaningful.
  2. abbreviationinitialismnot comparableInitialism of near mint.
nounNM (plural NMs)

plural NMs

  1. abbreviationinitialismnauticalInitialism of nautical mile.
  2. abbreviationathleticsAbbreviation of no-mark.
verbNM (third-person singular simple present NMs, present participle NMing, simple past and past participle NMed)

present singular third person NMs · participle present NMing · participle past NMed · past NMed

  1. abbreviationathleticsAbbreviation of no-mark.

Nm3

nounNm (plural Nms)

plural Nms

  1. abbreviationAbbreviation of nautical mile.

Synonyms & antonyms

More synonyms by meaning

nouna metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter

Similar
nanometernanometremillimicronmicromillimetermicromillimetre
Broader
metric linear unit
Also see
knotmicromillimetermicromillimetremillimicronnanometre

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

nm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nm

MLA

“nm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nm. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nm,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nm.

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