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Definition of angstrom noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

angstrom

noun
 
/ˈæŋstrəm/
 
/ˈæŋstrəm/
(chemistry, physics)
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  1. a very small unit of length, equal to 1x10-10 metre, used for measuring wavelengths and the distance between atoms
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: named after A. J. Ångström (1814-1874), the Swedish physicist.
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