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 (fûr′mē, fĕr′-)
n. pl. fer·mis
A unit of length equal to one femtometer (10-15 meter).

[After Enrico Fermi.]


(ˈfɜːmɪ; Italian ˈfɛrmi)
(Biography) Enrico (enˈriːko). 1901-54, Italian nuclear physicist, in the US from 1939. He was awarded a Nobel prize for physics in 1938 for his work on radioactive substances and nuclear bombardment and headed the group that produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1942)


(Nuclear Physics) a unit of length used in nuclear physics equal to 10–15 metre
[C20: named after Enrico Fermi]


(ˈfɜr mi, ˈfɛər-)

a unit of length, 10−15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F
[after E. Fermi]


(ˈfɜr mi, ˈfɛər-)

Enrico, 1901–54, Italian physicist, in the U.S. after 1939.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fermi - a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
micromicron, picometer, picometre - a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter
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