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FEMTOMETER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does femtometer mean?
• FEMTOMETER (noun)
The noun FEMTOMETER has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
Familiarity information: FEMTOMETER 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 ("femtometer" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Holonyms ("femtometer" is a part of...):
micromicron; picometer; picometre (a metric unit of length equal to one trillionth of a meter)
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