angstrom

Meaning

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.

Translations

angstrom

angstrom

angström

Angström

aangström

àngstrom

angström

أنجستروم

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈæŋstɹəm/
Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.

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