Meaning

1 senses

  1. An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm

    Holonyms: centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre

    Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre

    Millimeter

    миллиме́трmillimétr

    міліме́трmilimétr

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

Examples

1 sentences

  1. Three hundred millimetres of precipitation fell overnight.

    ruЗа ночь выпало триста миллиметров осадков. — ZegPhig

    deÜber Nacht fielen dreihundert Millimeter Niederschlag. — Yorwba

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Translations

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Origin

From French millimètre, equivalent to milli- + metre.

From French millimètre, equivalent to milli- + metre.

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Forms

plural: millimetres

Synonyms

6 synonyms
millB2milmike-mikemul:mm
Close in meaning
  • a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter:millimetermm

Word family

3 related words
Relatedmillimetric
Derivedcubic millimetremicromillimetre

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
milletmilliardmilligrammillionA2millionaireB2millionth

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