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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   US spelling of millimetre. US, alt-of
2. 2
   a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

millimetremm

Example

More examples

"If the bullet had been a millimeter to the left, he would have died."

Etymology

From French millimètre, as if milli- + meter.

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