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Fermi Meaning & Definition
Fermi Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Fermi?

[n] Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939) who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954)
[n] a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter

Synonyms | Synonyms for Fermi: Enrico Fermi | femtometer | femtometre

Related Terms | Find terms related to Fermi:

See Also | metric linear unit | micromicron | nuclear physicist | picometer | picometre

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