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- noun Plural form of
angstrom .
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Examples
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So the carbon bonds in graphene are only 1.4 angstroms apart.
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So the carbon bonds in graphene are only 1.4 angstroms apart.
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So the carbon bonds in graphene are only 1.4 angstroms apart.
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Similarly, a “vehicle cubits traveled” tax for tractor trailers, a “vehicle angstroms traveled” for compacts, etc.
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So the carbon bonds in graphene are only 1.4 angstroms apart.
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So the carbon bonds in graphene are only 1.4 angstroms apart.
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So the carbon bonds in graphene are only 1.4 angstroms apart.
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Even the units in which the light is measured are different: radio is measured in Hertz, infrared in microns, optical in angstroms, X-ray in kiloelectron volts.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Then turn back south along the ridge on a narrow switchback two-lane, State Road 6563, named for the wavelength of the hydrogen alpha line of the sun, 6563 angstroms, because the road was built to get to a solar observatory.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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Even the units in which the light is measured are different: radio is measured in Hertz, infrared in microns, optical in angstroms, X-ray in kiloelectron volts.
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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