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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.
anounAdult; as used in film rating.
angströmnounAlternative 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.]
ångstromnounAlternative 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.]
ångströmnounAlternative 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.
attometernounUS 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-meternounAlternative 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.
lengthscalenounAlternative 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)]
picometernounUS spelling of picometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻¹² metres. Symbol: pm]
absamperenounAlternative form of abampere. [Unit of electrical current in electromagnetic and Gaussian cgs systems of units, equal to 10 amperes in SI units.]
meternounA device that measures things.
teragramnoun(metrology) An SI unit of mass equal to 10¹² grams. Symbol: Tg
electromagnetic unitnounAny 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.
absohmnounAlternative 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.]
yoctometernounUS spelling of yoctometre. [(metrology) An SI unit of length equal to 10⁻²⁴ metres. Symbol: ym]

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