Fermi
See also: fermi
English
Etymology
Proper noun
Fermi (countable and uncountable, plural Fermis or Fermies)
- A surname from Italian.
- The physicist Enrico Fermi
Derived terms
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Fermi”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 566.
- Forebears
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ.mi/
Proper noun
Fermi m or f by sense
Derived terms
- accélération de Fermi
- énergie de Fermi
- liquide de Fermi
- niveau de Fermi
- paradoxe de Fermi
Related terms
Further reading
Paronyms
Italian
Etymology
From the verb fermare (“to stop”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfer.mi/
- Rhymes: -ermi
- Hyphenation: Fér‧mi
Proper noun
Fermi m or f by sense
- a surname
Derived terms
- energia di Fermi
- liquido di Fermi
- livello di Fermi
- paradosso di Fermi