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Noun: millimeter  'mi-li,mee-tur
Usage: US (elsewhere: millimetre)
  1. A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
    "The rainfall was measured in millimeters";
    - millimetre [Brit, Cdn], mm

Derived forms: millimeters

Type of: metric linear unit

Part of: centimeter [US], centimetre [Brit, Cdn], cm

Encyclopedia: Millimeter