Fermi definition

fûrmē, fĕr-

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A unit of length equal to one femtometer (10⁻¹⁵ meter).

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(physics) A unit of length equal to 10^-15 meter.

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(person) 1901-54; U.S. nuclear physicist, born in Italy.

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A unit of length equal to one femtometer or femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).

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The physicist Enrico Fermi.

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Origin of fermi

After Enrico Fermi

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition