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ang·strom (aŋ′strəm)

noun

one hundred-millionth of a centimeter: a unit used in measuring the length of light waves: symbol, Å
also angstrom unit

Etymology: after Anders Jonas Ångström

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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