millimeter

B2 Topic:Mathematics & Measurement

US /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre.

The screw is only a few millimeters wide.

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1 noun · a unit of length equal to... millimetremm

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cubic millimeter
a unit of volume equal to a cube measuring one millimeter along each edge

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From French millimètre, as if milli- + meter.

Topics

Mathematics & Measurement

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