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

Derived forms: millimetres

Type of: metric linear unit

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

Encyclopedia: Millimetre