n. The symbol for femtometer or femtometre, a unit of length. The name fermi for this unit is obsolete.
n. abbreviation for Fathom
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A method of transmitting radio signals by modulating the frequency of the carrier wave; -- opposed to AM (amplitude modulation), in which the signal modulates the amplitude, rather than the frequency of the carrier wave.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A contraction of fathom.
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n. modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave
n. a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
Word Usage
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