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mil⋅li⋅me⋅ter

[mil-uh-mee-ter]
–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.


Origin:
1800–10; < F millimètre. See milli-, meter 1


mil⋅li⋅met⋅ric [mil-uh-me-trik] , adjective
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.
millimeter   (mĭl'ə-mē'tər)  Pronunciation Key 
A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.001 meter. See Table at measurement.
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