millimeter B2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement US /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/ See IPA manual Freq #17593 Meanings 1 noun A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre. The screw is only a few millimeters wide. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a unit of length equal to... millimetremm Word family Forms millimeters Common collocations cubic millimeter Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From French millimètre, as if milli- + meter. Topics Mathematics & Measurement External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # millimeter **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/ **Frequency rank:** 17593 ## Meanings 1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre. ## Examples - The screw is only a few millimeters wide. ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: milli- - thousand ## Etymology From French millimètre, as if milli- + meter. ## AI Etymology Millimeter comes from French millimètre, as if milli- + meter. In present-day English it covers a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre. ## Topics - Mathematics & Measurement markdown