angstrom /ang·strom/ (Å) (ang´strom) a unit of length used for atomic dimensions and light wavelengths; it is nominally equivalent to 10−10 meter.
angstrom (Å)
angstrom (Å) [ang´strom]
angstrom (Å) unit (ang´str
m),
ang·strom or ång·strom ( ng str m)n. Abbr. A, Å, angst A unit of length equal to one hundred millionth (10-8) of a centimeter, used especially to specify radiation wavelengths. |
angstrom (Å)
[ang′strəm]
Etymology: Anders Jonas Angström, Swedish physicist, 1814-1874
a unit of measure of length equal to 0.1 nanometer (1/10,000,000,000 meter), or 10-10 meter. Also called angstrom unit.
angstrom (Å) [ang´strom]
a unit of length used for atomic dimensions and light wavelengths; it is nominally equivalent to 10−10 meter.
angstrom (Å) unit (ang´str
m),n See unit, angstrom.
angstrom
a nonsystematic unit of length equal to 10−10 meter or 0.1 nanometer; symbol Å.
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