āi
埃
dust; ångstrom
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Meanings
2 senses · 6 examplesnoun
dust; fine particles
literaryA somewhat literary or formal term for dust, often used in fixed compounds.
Kuáng狂
fēng风
guò过
hòu后
，
jiē街
dào道
shàng上
mǎn满
shì是
chén尘
āi埃
。
After the gale, the streets were covered in dust.
Gǔ古
shū书
fēng封
cún存
yǐ已
jiǔ久
，
qīng轻
qīng轻
yī一
pèng碰
biàn便
yáng扬
qǐ起
yī一
zhèn阵
chén尘
āi埃
。
The ancient book had been sealed away for a long time; with a light touch, a cloud of dust rose.
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Zhè这
zūn尊
diāo雕
sù塑
duō多
nián年
wèi未
qīng清
lǐ理
，
biǎo表
miàn面
yǐ已
jī积
le了
yī一
céng层
hòu厚
hòu厚
de的
chén尘
āi埃
。
This sculpture hasn't been cleaned for years, and a thick layer of dust has accumulated on its surface.
noun
ångstrom; unit of length (10^-10 meters)
technicalA specialized unit in physics and chemistry for measuring atomic-scale distances, named after the Swedish physicist Anders Jonas Ångström.
Yuán原
zǐ子
de的
zhí直
jìng径
tōng通
cháng常
zài在
líng零
diǎn点
jǐ几
dào到
jǐ几
āi埃
zhī之
jiān间
。
Atomic diameters typically range from fractions of an ångstrom to several ångstroms.
Jīng晶
tǐ体
de的
jīng晶
gé格
cháng常
shù数
dà大
yuē约
shì是
5.45
.
āi4
埃
。
The lattice constant of the crystal is approximately 5.4 ångstroms.
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XX
shè射
xiàn线
bō波
cháng长
cháng常
yòng用
āi埃
lái来
biǎo表
shì示
。
The wavelength of X-rays is often expressed in ångstroms.