noun
- Plural of bicron; units of length equal to one billionth of a centimeter (10⁻⁹ cm), used in scientific and technical measurements.
Usage: technical; scientific; largely superseded by the nanometer in modern usage
Examples
- The wavelength was measured in bicrons before the nanometer became the standard unit.
- Early semiconductor research often reported dimensions in bicrons.
- A bicron is equivalent to one nanometer in modern scientific notation.