Angstrom

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth (10-8) of a centimeter, used especially to specify radiation wavelengths. Also called angstrom unit. See Table at measurement.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A very small unit of length, 10-10 m, approximately the size of an atom, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms. Symbol Å
  • Word Usage
    "TEAM 0.5 is capable of producing images with a resolution of one-half angstrom, which is less than the diameter of a single hydrogen atom."
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