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Fermi
//ˈfɜː(ɹ)mi// name, noun
Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname from Italian. countable, uncountable
- 2 The physicist Enrico Fermi countable, uncountable
Noun
- 1 An obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).
- 2 a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter wordnet
Etymology
Etymology 1
Named after Italian physicist Enrico Fermi.
Etymology 2
From Italian Fermi.
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