fermi: Meaning and Definition of

fer•mi

Pronunciation: (fûr'mēIt.fer'mē), [key]
  1. a unit of length, 10− m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F &hasp;Also called

Fer•mi

Pronunciation: (fûr'mēIt.fer'mē), [key]
  1. 1901–54, Italian physicist, in the U.S. after 1939: Nobel prize 1938.
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