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ANGSTROM UNIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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

Synonyms:

A; angstrom; angstrom unit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

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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