fermi

¹

[ fur-mee; Italian fer-mee ]

noun

, Physics.

1. a unit of length, 10− 15 m, used in measuring nuclear distances. : F

Fermi

²

[ fur-mee; Italian fer-mee ]

noun

1. En·ri·co [en-, ree, -koh, en-, ree, -kaw], 1901–54, Italian physicist, in the U.S. after 1939: Nobel Prize 1938.

Fermi

¹

/ ˈfɛrmi; ˈfɜːmɪ /

noun

1. FermiEnrico19011954MItalianSCIENCE: physicist 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

²

/ ˈfɜːmɪ /

noun

1. a unit of length used in nuclear physics equal to 10 ^–15metre

Fermi

/ fĕr′mē /

1. Italian-born American physicist who won a 1938 Nobel Prize for his research on neutrons. In 1942, with Leo Szilard, Fermi built the world's first nuclear reactor. He also discovered over 40 new isotopes, including the element fermium, which is named for him.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fermi¹

Named after E. Fermi

Word History and Origins

Origin of fermi¹

C20: named after Enrico Fermi

Example Sentences

It was, we were told, Fermi's atom-splitting feat in Chicago replicated at a scale of 200 million.

From The Daily Beast

But at that point the Marchesa Fermi, having discovered a small bell on the mantel-shelf, began ringing it, to obtain silence.

From Project Gutenberg

As a matter of fact, the way out of the difficulty had been indicated soon after Fermi's original announcement.

From Project Gutenberg

Near Fermi they fell in with the enemy, about three thousand.

From Project Gutenberg