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ångström

ångström is the alternative spelling of angstrom.

Meaning of angstrom

Noun

angstrom (plural angstroms)

  1. 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.
    Synonyms:
    Å, angstrom unit, AU, ㍳

Forms of ångström

pluralångströms

Questions about ångström

What is ångström the alternative spelling of?
Ångström is the alternative spelling of angstrom.

Words near ångström in the dictionary

  1. Åndalsnes
  2. Ånge
  3. Ångermanland
  4. ångstrom
  5. ångstroms
  6. ångström
  7. ångströms
  8. Ånn
  9. Åre
  10. Århus
  11. Årjäng

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ångström (page history and authors); angstrom (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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