angstrom

noun

(physics, metrology) 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.

Alternative letter-case form of angstrom.

Roots

angstromangstrom- · Swedish · from A. J. Ångström

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