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ANGSTROM UNIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does angstrom unit mean?
• ANGSTROM UNIT (noun)
The noun ANGSTROM UNIT has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
Familiarity information: ANGSTROM UNIT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("angstrom unit" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "angstrom unit"):
micromicron; picometer; picometre (a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
Holonyms ("angstrom unit" is a part of...):
micromillimeter; micromillimetre; millimicron; nanometer; nanometre; nm (a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter)
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