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milli·me·ter (mil′i mēt′ər)

noun

one thousandth of a meter (0.03937 inch): abbrev. mm
Brit.millimetre mil′li·me′·tre

Etymology: Fr millimètre: see milli- & meter

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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