millimeter
[ mil-uh-mee-ter ]
/ ˈmɪl əˌmi tər /
noun
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter and equivalent to 0.03937 inch. Abbreviation: mm
Also
especially British,
mil·li·me·tre.
OTHER WORDS FROM millimeter
mil·li·met·ric [mil-uh-me-trik] /ˌmɪl əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby millimeter
millilambert,
milliliter,
millilitre,
millilux,
millime,
millimeter,
millimetre,
millimicron,
millimole,
milline,
milliner
Example sentences from the Web for millimetre
British Dictionary definitions for millimetre
millimetre
US millimeter
/ (ˈmɪlɪˌmiːtə) /
noun
one thousandth of a metre
Symbol: mm
Medical definitions for millimetre
millimeter
[ mĭl′ə-mē′tər ]
n.
A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a meter (0.0394 inch).
Scientific definitions for millimetre
millimeter
[ mĭl′ə-mē′tər ]
A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.001 meter. See Table at measurement.