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fer·mi

 (fûr′mē, fĕr′-)
n. pl. fer·mis
A unit of length equal to one femtometer (10-15 meter).

[After Enrico Fermi.]
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Fermi

(ˈfɜːmɪ; Italian ˈfɛrmi)
n
(Biography) Enrico (enˈriːko). 1901-54, Italian nuclear physicist, in the US from 1939. He was awarded a Nobel prize for physics in 1938 for his work on radioactive substances and nuclear bombardment and headed the group that produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1942)

fermi

(ˈfɜːmɪ)
n
(Nuclear Physics) a unit of length used in nuclear physics equal to 10–15 metre
[C20: named after Enrico Fermi]
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fer•mi

(ˈfɜr mi, ˈfɛər-)

n.
a unit of length, 10−15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. Symbol: F
[after E. Fermi]

Fer•mi

(ˈfɜr mi, ˈfɛər-)

n.
Enrico, 1901–54, Italian physicist, in the U.S. after 1939.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.fermi - a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms
micromicron, picometer, picometre - a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter
2.Fermi - 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)
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In our times, during the rule of Alexander the Sixth, Oliverotto da Fermo, having been left an orphan many years before, was brought up by his maternal uncle, Giovanni Fogliani, and in the early days of his youth sent to fight under Pagolo Vitelli, that, being trained under his discipline, he might attain some high position in the military profession.
Nydia Fermo and Dario Flores, both psychiatrists of the Quezon Medical Center (QMC), claimed during the committee hearing that Quezon province ranks second to the number of cases of mental illness after the National Capital Region (NCR).
Antonio Fermo, who was on vacation in the country, died of gunshot wounds in the face and abdomen, said case investigator SPO2 Felix Biernes.
The service is available at more than 450 Agent locations in affected areas of the provinces of Ascoli Piceno, Fermo, L'Aquila, Perugia, Rieti, Teramo and Terni.
Nartisio Loluke Manir in a decree issued on Friday, appointed Fermo peter Ofere as a Commissioner of Torit County, Bernard primo as a Commissioner of Lopa County, Ben Kingston loduk as a Commissioner of Magwi County, Salvatore Abddala Orisa Moi as a Commissioner of Ikotos County, Emilio Igga as a Commissioner of Pageri County, Severino Loful Obong as a Commissioner of Lopit West County.
(6) Si tratta di un documento redatto sul filo dell'allusione e della reticenza, come si addice a quel signore pieno di garbo che, come ha notato Nencioni, e diventato Manzoni nel passaggio dal Fermo e Lucia ai Promessi sposi (16).
Founded in 2007 and privately owned, FIT-Italia employs 15 people across two facilities located in Bergamo and Fermo. The business generated revenues of around EUR 2m in 2014.
And so the 'cantanti' from Montegiorgio, which is in the central province of Fermo, will be arriving in Huddersfield next week and giving two concerts on Saturday and Sunday, July 18 and 19, as guests of the Holme Valley Singers.
Marco Fermo, durables segment director, Avery Dennison Materials Group Europe, says that durables labeling can test any converter's ability to deliver as promised: "We do everything possible to support converters with the technical challenges that come with durables labeling--backed up by our 80-year track record of innovation.
The nandrolone decanoate is one of the most widely used derivatives of testosterone (CUNHA et al., 2006; FERMO et al., 2008), mainly because of its strong anabolic effect (FERMO et al., 2008).
E il caso dei cicli pittorici di Hogarth, che fanno da sottotesto figurativo a piu scene del Fermo e Lucia, successivamente ripensate per l'edizione dei Promessi sposi: cosi la "donna-chitarra", grottesca "governatrice" di Don Ferrante descritta per puro divertissement letterario, si trasforma in una "donna-pentolaccia", emblema del volto bestiale assunto dalla folla nei momenti di peste e carestia.
L'anonimo invece, che nel Fermo e Lucia era semplicemente <<un'altra designazione del manoscritto>> (9), assumera nel corso dell'evoluzione del romanzo sempre piu il profilo di un personaggio che, oltre a garantire la storicita dei fatti narrati, presenta una facolta di giudizio non necessariamente inferiore rispetto a quella del narratore (10).
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