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angstrom

angst·rom

UK/ˈæŋstɹəm/ US/ˈæŋstɹʌm/ uncommon

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a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation

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

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