millimetre
/'mili,mi:tə/
Definition
- Noun:
- A metric unit of length: A "millimetre" is a unit of measurement in the metric system, equal to one thousandth (1/1000) of a metre. It is a very small unit used for precise measurements.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The gap must be less than two millimetres wide.
- This sheet of paper is about 0.1 millimetres thick.
- The tumour was only a few millimetres in diameter.
Advanced Usage
- Scientific and Technical Contexts: The millimetre is commonly used in engineering, manufacturing, medicine, and science for high-precision measurements.
- The tolerance for this component is plus or minus 0.05 millimetres.
- With Decimal Fractions: It is often expressed with decimal points for greater precision.
- The rainfall was 12.7 millimetres.
Variants and Related Words
- Millimeter (noun): The American English spelling of "millimetre".
- Millimetre-wave (adj): A compound term referring to a specific band of radio frequency, e.g., .
- Cubic millimetre (noun): A unit of volume, equal to a cube with sides of one millimetre.
Synonyms
- mm: The standard abbreviation for millimetre.
- Thousandth of a metre: A descriptive synonym.
Related Phrases
- Square millimetre (noun): A unit of area, equal to a square with sides of one millimetre (abbreviated as mm²).
- Millimetre of mercury (noun): A unit of pressure (abbreviated as mmHg), often used in medicine to measure blood pressure.
Noun
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a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
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