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# fe

symbol (Fe — chemistry); fragment

«fe» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Fe is the chemical symbol for iron, a metal element; it comes from «ferrum», the Latin word for iron. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#m1)
2. (Spanish, Portuguese) «Fe» is a Spanish word meaning «faith»; it is not an English word. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#m2)
3. It may also be a fragment of a longer word, such as «fe» in «fee» or «female», or the start of «Fe» in a name. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#m3)
4. Fe is a magic word that a giant chants in a rhyme, as in "Fe, fa, fi, fo, fum." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#m4)

### In the lessons

In science lessons, Fe stands for iron on the periodic table: iron is element number 26, rusts in water and air, and is attracted to magnets. The formula for rust contains Fe. Red blood cells need iron from food. Common forms: «Fe», «Fe2O3» (a kind of iron oxide, rust), «iron (Fe)».

### Examples

- The symbol Fe stands for iron. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x1)
- Fe is element 26 on the periodic table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x2)
- The label on the cereal box lists iron (Fe). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x3)
- Rust forms when Fe reacts with oxygen and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x4)
- Our science teacher wrote Fe on the board next to «iron». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x5)
- In Spanish, «fe» means faith. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x6)
- Fe comes from the Latin word «ferrum». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x7)
- ‘Fe, fa, fi-fo-fum, I smell the breath of an Englishman. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/#x8)

### Note

Write the symbol with a capital F and small e: Fe. It does not look like «iron» because it comes from Latin. As a plain word «fe» is not English; in English «fee» means a payment. Related English words from «ferrum»: «ferrous», «ferric».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fe/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fe» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fe.html) on Mova free.