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[ mil-uh-mee-ter ] / ˈmɪl əˌmi tər /
nouna 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 of millimeterFirst recorded in 1800–10; from French millimètre; see milli-, meter1 OTHER WORDS FROM millimetermil·li·met·ric [mil-uh-me-trik], /ˌmɪl əˈmɛ trɪk/, adjectiveWords nearby millimetermillilambert, milliliter, millilitre, millilux, millime, millimeter, millimetre, millimicron, millimole, milline, milliner Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for millimeterMy prayers are answered, and Mitchum stops one millimeter from my head. The Stacks: Mr. Bad Taste and Trouble Himself: Robert Mitchum|Robert Ward|July 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST Two bubbles less than a millimeter apart might have radically different temperature, density, and other important properties. The Big Buzz in Space News Is Something Called “Inflation.” What Exactly Is It?|Matthew R. Francis|March 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST The ship now shifts slightly with the rise and fall of the low Mediterranean tides, moving about a millimeter an hour. Costa Concordia Mess Widens With Salvage Team, Criminal Probe|Barbie Latza Nadeau|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST Are they the same shape and size, down to the nearest hundredth millimeter? The New Child-Testing Craze|Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman|February 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
The bugs, bacteria, and nasties are sucked into the first millimeter or so of the wood and are trapped there. The Dirty Truth About Cutting Boards|Chad Ward|September 1, 2009|DAILY BEAST The measurements of the skull all were taken with dial calipers reading to a tenth of a millimeter. Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado|Sydney Anderson This strip is framed by a very thin parallel line, its entire width being but one millimeter, while its length is about 51 mm. The Stamps of Canada|Bertram Poole All measurements were made with a dial caliper and read to tenths of a millimeter. Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves|Robert L. Merz Of what value, for instance, could a millimeter be when added to the stature of a man? Delsarte System of Oratory|Various Suppose a difference of a millimeter in the cause produces a difference of a kilometer in the effect. The Foundations of Science: Science and Hypothesis, The Value of Science, Science and Method|Henri Poincar
Medical definitions for millimeter
n.A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a meter (0.0394 inch). The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for millimeter
A unit of length in the metric system equal to 0.001 meter. See Table at measurement. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |