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angstrom.

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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noun/ˈæŋstɹəm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæŋstɹʌm/Received-Pronunciation/ˈæŋstɹəm/General-American/ˈæŋstɹʌm/General-American
  1. 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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Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.

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