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Micron vs Angstrom - What's the difference?

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In physics terms the difference between micron and angstrom

is that micron is a unit of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter while angstrom is a very small unit of length, 10-10 m, approximately the size of an atom, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms. Symbol Å

micron

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (physics) A unit of length; the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a meter.
  • * 2009 , Jonathan Amos, (bbc.co.uk) Satellites weigh California water
    • As one spacecraft lurches and drags through the Earth's uneven gravity field, the second follows 210 km behind, measuring changes in their separation to the nearest micron (a thousandth of a millimetre).

    Synonyms

    * micrometre, micrometer

    Derived terms

    * micronise, micronize ----

    angstrom

    English

    (wikipedia angstrom)

    Alternative forms

    * Angstrom, angstrom unit,

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) A very small unit of length, 10-10 m, approximately the size of an atom, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms. Symbol Å