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Femtometre

Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-002232

A unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 10^-15 metres. This extremely small measure is used to quantify distances at the subatomic level, such as the size of atomic nuclei or the wavelengths of gamma rays. One femtometre is also known as a fermi.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-IND-002232
FieldIndustrial and trades
SubjectMetrology and inspection
TranslationsGerman: Femtometer; Spanish: femtómetro; French: femtometre
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-IND-002232",
  "term": "Femtometre",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A unit of length in the metric system, equivalent to 10^-15 metres. This extremely small measure is used to quantify distances at the subatomic level, such as the size of atomic nuclei or the wavelengths of gamma rays. One femtometre is also known as a fermi.",
  "subject": "Metrology and inspection",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Femtometer",
    "es": "femtómetro",
    "fr": "femtometre"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/femtometre/"
}

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