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angstrom

A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | 243 words | Copyright

angstrom (symbol Å) A unit of length equal to 10-10 m. It was used mainly for specifying the wavelength of radiation, but has been replaced by the nanometre (nm). One angstrom is 0.1 nm. It is named after A. J. Ångström.

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