angstrom

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Meaning

1. noun A unit of length equal to 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.

Similar words

angstrom unit a absolute unit attowatt abwatt abampere attojoule amagat absampere

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Word family

Anders Jonas Ångström Anders Ångström Angstrom angstroms