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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.

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ang·strom or ång·strom (ngstrm)

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.

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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.

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angstrom (Å) unit (ang´strm),

n See unit, angstrom.

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angstrom

a nonsystematic unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁰ meter or 0.1 nanometer; symbol Å.