1 E-5 m

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To help compare different orders of magnitude this page lists lengths between 10 micrometre and 100 micrometre (10^-5 m and 10^-4 m). See also lengths of other orders of magnitude.

• Shorter lengths
• 10 ?m -- Width of cotton fibre
• 10.6 ?m -- wavelength of light emitted by a carbon dioxide laser
• 12 ?m -- Width of acrylic fibre
• 13 ?m -- Width of nylon fibre
• 14 ?m -- Width of polyester fibre
• 15 ?m -- Width of silk fibre
• 17 ?m -- Dust mite excreta ?
• 20 ?m -- Width of wool fibre
• 25.4 ?m -- 1/1000 inch, commonly referred to as 1 mil
• 50 ?m -- typical length of Euglena gracilis, a flagellate protist
• 80 ?m -- average width of human hair (ranges from 18 to 180 ?m)
• Longer lengths

(Fibre sizes from http://www.carnicom.com/micro2.htm)

External link

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