Angstrom Definition

aŋstrəm
angstroms
noun
angstroms
A unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth (10−8 ) of a centimeter, used especially to specify radiation wavelengths.
American Heritage
One hundred-millionth of a centimeter: a unit used in measuring the length of light waves.
Webster's New World

(physics) A very small unit of length, 10-10 m, approximately the size of an atom, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms. Symbol Å

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Singular:
angstrom
Plural:
angstroms, ngstroms

Origin of Angstrom

  • From the name of the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Anders Jonas Ångström

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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