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femtometer

American  
[fem-tuh-mee-ter] / ˈfɛm təˌmi tər /

noun

Physics.
  1. fermi. fm


Etymology

Origin of femtometer

First recorded in 1970–75; femto- + meter 1

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The detectors must also squelch other vibrations to stabilize the length of each arm to 1 femtometer, the width of a proton.

From Science Magazine May 16, 2023

The team’s measurement of the proton’s radius was 0.73 femtometer, even smaller than the 0.84-femtometer electric charge radius.

From Scientific American Mar. 16, 2023

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