angstrom


Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
angstrom /ˈaŋstrəm/ (also ångström /ˈɒŋstrəːm/) (abbrev.: Å)
noun Physics a unit of length equal to one hundred millionth of a centimetre, 10−10 metre.
– origin C19: named after the Swedish physicist A. J. Ångström.
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