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FEMTOMETRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does femtometre mean?
• FEMTOMETRE (noun)
The noun FEMTOMETRE has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
Familiarity information: FEMTOMETRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
femtometer; femtometre; fermi
Hypernyms ("femtometre" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Holonyms ("femtometre" is a part of...):
micromicron; picometer; picometre (a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
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