Fermi
ˈfɛrmi
Definition

Definition of Fermi - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

1.
namesurname of Italian origin
  • The Fermi family has a long history in Italy.
family name last name surname
2.
scienceTECH.Italian physicist known for nuclear reactor developmentTECH.
  • Fermi's work led to the first nuclear reactor.
nuclear physicist
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highest energy level of electrons at absolute zero in a solid
The Fermi energy determines the electrical properties of metals.
US government research facility for high-energy particle physics
Scientists at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory study subatomic particles.

Origin of Fermi

Italian, named after Enrico Fermi (physicist)

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FNALacr.
acr: Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory
US national laboratory for particle physics research
particle physics
particle with half-integer spin obeying Fermi-Dirac statistics

Examples of Fermi in a sentence

  • The Fermi surname is associated with scientific achievements.
  • Fermi received the Nobel Prize in Physics.
  • Many universities study Fermi's contributions to science.

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fermi
ˈfɛrmi

Definition of fermi - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

nuclear physicsTECH.unit of length equal to one femtometreTECH.
  • The nucleus size is measured in fermi.
  • Scientists often use fermi to express nuclear distances.
  • The particle's size was calculated in fermi.
femtometre
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Origin of fermi

Named after Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist

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  4. Spanish:femtómetro, ...
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