nanoangstrom

English

Etymology

From nano- +‎ angstrom.

Noun

nanoangstrom (plural nanoangstroms)

  1. One billionth (10-9) of an angstrom.
    • 1967, Harlan Ellison, I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream, page 7:
      If the word 'hate' was engraved on each nanoangstrom of those hundreds of millions of miles it would not equal one one-billionth of the hate I feel for humans at this micro-instant.
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