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Millimetre Moderate

Millimetre has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

2

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

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Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
metric linear unit

Origin

The word comes from French millimètre, which combines the prefix milli- with metre. It originally referred to one-thousandth of a meter.

Rhyming Words
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