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Angstrom unit
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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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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| angstromnoun | (physics, metrology) 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. |
| anoun | Adult; as used in film rating. |
| angströmnoun | Alternative form of angstrom. [(physics, metrology) 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.] |
| ångstromnoun | Alternative form of angstrom. [(physics, metrology) 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.] |
| ångströmnoun | Alternative spelling of angstrom. [(physics, metrology) 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.] |
| absolute unitnoun | (slang, UK, Australia, chiefly Internet, humorous) An exceptionally large or stout person. |
| attometernoun | US spelling of attometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am] |
| attometrenoun | (metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am |
| atto-meternoun | Alternative spelling of attometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁸ metres. Symbol: am] |
| attogramnoun | (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10⁻¹⁸ grams. Symbol: ag |
| attowattnoun | (metrology) An SI unit of power equal to 10⁻¹⁸ watts. Symbol: aW |
| abwattnoun | (electrical engineering) A unit of electrical power equal to one ten-millionth of a watt (10⁻⁷ watts), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units. |
| lengthscalenoun | Alternative form of length scale. [(physics) A particular length or distance whose value is determined to one order of magnitude (or to very few orders of magnitude)] |
| picometernoun | US spelling of picometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹² metres. Symbol: pm] |
| absamperenoun | Alternative form of abampere. [Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.] |
| meternoun | A device that measures things. |
| teragramnoun | (metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹² grams. Symbol: Tg |
| electromagnetic unitnoun | Any of the various units to measure electricity and magnetism in the CGS (now replaced by SI) system of units; abbreviated emu, e.m.u., or EMU. |
| absohmnoun | Alternative form of abohm. [(dated) A unit of electrical resistance equal to one billionth of an ohm (10⁻⁹ ohms), used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units.] |
| yoctometernoun | US spelling of yoctometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²⁴ metres. Symbol: ym] |
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