Meaning & use
millimeter
A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
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The tiny screw's head measures just six millimeters across at its widest point.
A single millimeter of rain barely dampened the dry, cracked soil.
A note on using this word
British English spells this word millimetre; American English uses millimeter.
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