Word: milliangstrom
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: mi
lliang
strom
Definition: One thousandth (10-3) of an angstrom; a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
Morphemes:
Affix: milli-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: thousand
Etymology Compounds: Affix: mille
Language: la
Decoded: mille
Meaning: thousand
Affix: angstrom
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A unit of length equal to 10−10 meters (that is, one ten-billionth of a meter), approximately the size of an atom, and denoted by the symbol Å, used especially to measure the wavelength of electromagnetic radiation or distances between atoms.