millimetre

CEFRB1

/mˈɪləˌmitər/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

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

Examples

  • A millimetre is a thousandth of a metre.

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

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1
Synonyms
2

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In context

  • Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From French millimètre, equivalent to milli- + metre.