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