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fer•mi



Pronunciation: (fûr'mē; It.fer'mē), [key]
—n. Physics.
a unit of length, 10-15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F Also called femtometer.

Fer•mi



Pronunciation: (fûr'mē; It.fer'mē), [key]
—n.
En•ri•co Pronunciation: (en-rē'kō; It.en-rē'kô), [key] 1901–54, Italian physicist, in the U.S. after 1939: Nobel prize 1938.

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