"Fermi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Fermis [plural], Fermies [plural]
Etymology: From Italian Fermi. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|Fermi}} Italian Fermi Head templates: {{en-proper noun|~|s|es}} Fermi (countable and uncountable, plural Fermis or Fermies)
  1. A surname from Italian. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Fermi-en-name-rsy3jwmJ Categories (other): English surnames
  2. The physicist Enrico Fermi Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Individuals Derived forms: Fermi bubble, Fermi-Dirac statistics, Fermi energy, Fermi estimate, fermion, Fermi paradox, Fermi question, Fermi surface, fermium
    Sense id: en-Fermi-en-name-qKr26QDR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 89

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