fermi | ||
1. | [ noun ] (physics,nuclear physics) 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) | |
Synonyms: | enrico_fermi | |
Related terms: | nuclear_physicist | |
2. | [ noun ] a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter | |
Synonyms: | femtometre femtometer | |
Related terms: | metric_linear_unit picometer | |
Similar spelling: |
Ferrin Fearn Ferron Ferren ferine Fearon |