angstrom
[ ang-struh m ]
/ ˈæŋ strəm /
noun (often initial capital letter)
a unit of length, equal to one tenth of a millimicron, or one ten millionth of a millimeter, primarily used to express electromagnetic wavelengths. Symbol: Å; Abbreviation: A
Also called
angstrom unit,
Angstrom unit.
Origin of angstrom
First recorded in 1895–1900; named after A. J.
Ångström
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Definition for angstrom (2 of 2)
Ångström
[ ang-struh m; Swedish awng-strœm ]
/ ˈæŋ strəm; Swedish ˈɔŋ strœm /
noun
An·ders Jo·nas
[an-derz joh-nuh s; Swedish ahn-duh rs-yoo-nahs] /ˈæn dərz ˈdʒoʊ nəs; Swedish ˈɑn dərsˈyu nɑs/,1814–74,
Swedish astronomer and physicist.
Example sentences from the Web for angstrom
The man who came nearest to the philosophy of the subject was Angstrom.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 |John Tyndall
British Dictionary definitions for angstrom (1 of 2)
angstrom
/ (ˈæŋstrʌm, -strəm) /
noun
Also called: angstrom unit
a unit of length equal to 10 –10 metre, used principally to express the wavelengths of electromagnetic radiations. It is equivalent to 0.1 nanometre
Symbol: Å, A
Word Origin for angstrom
C20: named after Anders J.
Ångström
British Dictionary definitions for angstrom (2 of 2)
Ångström
/ (ˈæŋstrəm, Swedish ˈɔŋstrœm) /
noun
Anders Jonas (ˈandərs ˈjuːnas). 1814–74, Swedish physicist, noted for his work on spectroscopy and solar physics
Medical definitions for angstrom
angstrom
n.
A unit of length equal to one hundred millionth (10-8) of a centimeter, used especially to specify radiation wavelengths.
Scientific definitions for angstrom (1 of 2)
angstrom
[ ăng′strəm ]
A unit of length equal to one hundred-millionth (10-10) of a meter. It was once used to measure wavelengths of light and the diameters of atoms, but has now been mostly replaced by the nanometer.
Scientific definitions for angstrom (2 of 2)
Ångström
[ ăng′strəm ]
Swedish physicist and astronomer who pioneered the use of the spectroscope in the analysis of radiation. By studying the spectrum of visible light given off by the Sun, Ångström discovered that there is hydrogen in the Sun's atmosphere. The angstrom unit of measurement is named for him.