Etymology

subangstrom

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Today it means: Smaller than an angstrom Full definition →

English angstrom ← Latin sub-
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  1. Latinsub
  2. Latinsub-
  3. Englishsub-
  4. Englishangstrom
  5. English todaysubangstrom

From sub- + angstrom.

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