angstrom

== English == === Alternative forms === Angstrom angström ångstrom ångström === Etymology === Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæŋstɹəm/, /ˈæŋstɹʌm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæŋstɹəm/, /ˈæŋstɹʌm/, /ˈɔŋstɹəm/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈæŋstɹʌm/ Hyphenation: ang‧strom === Noun === angstrom (plural angstroms) (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. ==== Synonyms ==== ==== Coordinate terms ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === “angstrom”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Portuguese == === Noun === angstrom m (plural angstroms) (physics) angstrom (a very small unit of length, 10-10 m) === Further reading === “angstrom”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “angstrom”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026