Angstrom is a unit of length equal to 10^-10 meters, primarily used in physics and chemistry to measure wavelengths and atomic-scale distances. In everyday speech, the term is pronounced as a proper noun and borrowed from the Swedish surname of physicist Anders Jonas Ångström. While it is an SI-like unit, the symbol Å and pronunciation are widely recognized in scientific contexts, and the word carries a subtle, sharp initial syllable followed by a softer second syllable.
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