angstrom
English · Italiano · Português · Thesaurus
AI In plain words
Writing a short explanation…
Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.
angstrom¹
- /ˈæŋstɹəm/ UK
- /ˈæŋstɹʌm/ UK
- /ˈæŋstɹəm/ US
- /ˈæŋstɹʌm/ US
- /ˈɔŋstɹəm/ US
- /ˈæŋstɹʌm/ Australia
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Swedish ångström, named after Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.
noun angstroms · Angstrom · angström · ångstrom · ångström
-
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.
Similar: Å, angstrom unit, AU, ㍳
Angstrom²
noun Angstroms
- Alternative letter-case form of angstrom
Translations
Every language
noun a very small unit of length, 10−10 m
| Español | ángstrom |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 옹스트롬 ongseuteurom |
| 日本語 | オングストローム ongusutorōmu |
| 中文 | 埃格斯特朗 āigésītèlǎng, 埃斯特朗 āisītèlǎng, 埃米 āimǐ, 埃 āi |
| Português | angstrom |
| Français | ångström, angström, aangström |
| Deutsch | Ångström, Angström |
| Ελληνικά | άνγκστρομ ángkstrom |
| Русский | а́нгстрем ángstrɛm |
| العربية | أَنْغْسْتْرُوم ʔanḡstrūm, أَنْجْسْتْرُوم ʔangstrūm |
| עברית | אנגסטרום |
Talk about this word "angstrom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/angstrom. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. angstrom. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/angstrom "angstrom." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/angstrom.Cite this
@misc{angstrom_2026,
title = {angstrom},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/angstrom},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
