angstrom

See also: Appendix:Variations of "angstrom"

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Etymology

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

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Noun

angstrom (plural angstroms)

  1. (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.

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References

  • “angstrom”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wells, John C. (2008) Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd edition, Longman, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Roach, Peter (2011) Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, 18th edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  3. ^ “angstrom”, in Collins English Dictionary.

Portuguese

Noun

angstrom m (plural angstroms)

  1. (physics) angstrom (a very small unit of length, 10-10 m)
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