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mil·li·me·ter

(mĭl′ə-mē′tər)

n. Abbr. mm

A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10^-3) of a meter, or 0.0394 inch. See Table at measurement.

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mil•li•me•ter

(ˈmɪl əˌmi tər)

n.

a unit of length equal to 1/1000 of a meter, equivalent to 0.03937 inch. Abbr.: mm

[1800–10; < French millimètre]

mil`li•met′ric (-ˈmɛ trɪk) adj.

mil·li·me·ter

(mĭl′ə-mē′tər)

A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.001 meter. See Table at measurement.

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Noun

millimeter - a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

millimetre, mm

metric linear unit - a linear unit of distance in metric terms

micrometer, micron - a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter

centimeter, centimetre, cm - a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter

Translations

مِلِّيمِتَر

milimetr

millimeter

millimetri

milimetar

ミリメートル

밀리미터

milimeter

millimeter

มิลลิเมตร

milimetre

milimét

毫米

millimeter

→ مِلِّيمِتَر milimetr millimeter Millimeter χιλιοστόμετρο milímetro millimetri millimètre milimetar millimetro ミリメートル 밀리미터 millimeter millimeter milimetr milímetro миллиметр millimeter มิลลิเมตร milimetre milimét 毫米

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millimeter

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