ˈferɪtərɪ
31fer|ly — «FUR lee», noun, plural lies. Scottish. something wonderful; marvel: »Where ye gaun, ye crawlin ferly? (Robert Burns). ╂[Old English f sudden < f peril; (later) fear] …
32fer|ma|ta — «fehr MAH tah», noun. Music. 1. a pause or rest of indefinite length. 2. the sign for this; hold. ╂[< Italian fermata] …
33fer|mi|on — «FUR mee on», noun. (in quantum mechanics) any of a class of elementary particles, including protons, neutrons, and electrons, only one of which can occupy a given state at one time. ╂[< Enrico Fermi + on, as in electron] …
34fer|mi|um — «FUR mee uhm», noun. a rare, radioactive, chemical element. It is a metallic element produced artifically from plutonium or uranium. ╂[< New Latin fermium < Enrico Fermi; see etym. under fermi (Cf. ↑fermi)] …
35fer|mi — «FUR mee», noun. Physics. a unit of length, 10―13 centimeters. ╂[< Enrico Fermi, 1901 1954, an Italian born American nuclear physicist] …
36fer|ro|ce|ri|um — «FEHR oh SIHR ee uhm», noun. = misch. (Cf. ↑misch) …
37fer|ro|ti|ta|ni|um — «FEHR oh ty TAY nee uhm, tee », noun. an alloy of iron and titanium used to some extent in steel making …
38fer|ro|va|na|di|um — «FEHR oh vuh NAY dee uhm», noun. an alloy of iron and about 40 per cent vanadium, used in the manufacture of tool steels, high strength structural steels, and wear resistant iron …
39fer|ry — «FEHR ee», verb, ried, ry|ing, noun, plural ries. –v.t. 1. to carry (people, vehicles, and goods) back and forth across a river or narrow stretch of water: »In Greek mythology, Charon ferried the souls of the dead over the River Styx …
40fer|u|la — «FEHR yu luh, u », noun, plural lae « lee». 1. any one of a large group of plants of the parsley family, found chiefly in the Mediterranean region and central Asia. Many of the Asiatic species yield strongly scented m resins, such as asafetida… …
