English > angstrom: 1 sense > noun 1, quantity| Meaning | A metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. |
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| Synonyms | angstrom unit, A |
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| Part of | nanometer, nanometre, nm, millimicron, micromillimeter, micromillimetre | A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter |
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| Parts | picometer, picometre, micromicron | A metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter |
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| Broader | metric linear unit | A linear unit of distance in metric terms |
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| Spanish | A, angstromio, angstrom, ángstrom |
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| Catalan | A, àngstrom |
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