angstrom
A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters, approximately the size of an atom, and denoted…A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
Meaning
1 sensesA unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.
Ångström, Angström
а́нгстремángstrɛm
a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
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Origin
Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.
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Forms
plural: angstromsSynonyms
5 synonyms- a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation:angstrom unitA