millimetre en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From French millimètre, equivalent to milli- + metre.
Meanings
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An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm
Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre
It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second).
2025 August 14, “The International System of Units (SI)”, in Bureau International des Poids et Mesures, archived from the original on 17 Sep 2025, page 147:Holonyms: centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| millimetres | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| millimeter | US, alternative | lexicographic | |
| millimètre | alternative, rare | lexicographic |
Deriveds
cubic millimetre · Millimetternich · millimetre of mercury · submillimetre · micromillimetre
Relateds
Synonyms
mike-mike · mul:mm · mill · mil
Translations (78)
hu milliméter (unit of measure) · ur ملِیمیٹر (unit of measure) · fr millimètre (unit of measure) · tr milimetre (unit of measure) · ro milimetru (unit of measure) · it millimetro (unit of measure) · ia millimetro (unit of measure) · gl milímetro (unit of measure) · yue 公釐 /公厘 (unit of measure) · et millimeeter (unit of measure) · pt milímetro (unit of measure) · sl milimeter (unit of measure) · da millimeter (unit of measure) · es milímetro (unit of measure) · tl milimetro (unit of measure) · lo ມິລິແມັດ (unit of measure) · nan-hbl 公釐 /公厘 (unit of measure) · nb millimeter (unit of measure) · cmn 公釐 /公厘 (unit of measure) · hak 毫米 (unit of measure) · yo mìlímítà (unit of measure) · km មិល្លីម៉ែត្រ (unit of measure) · uk міліме́тр (unit of measure) · be мілімэ́тар (unit of measure) · pl milimetr (unit of measure) · nl millimeter (unit of measure) · io milimetro (unit of measure) · fi millimetri (unit of measure) · te మిల్లీమీటరు (unit of measure) · ast milímetru (unit of measure) · gd milimeatair (unit of measure) · mk милиме́тар (unit of measure) · ca mil·límetre (unit of measure) · ja ミリメートル (unit of measure) · my မီလီမီတာ (unit of measure) · izh millimetra (unit of measure) · az millimetr (unit of measure) · mn ᠮᠢᠯᠢᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (unit of measure) · shn မိလ္လိမႅတ် (unit of measure) · yi מילימעטער (unit of measure) · ka მილიმეტრი (unit of measure) · fo millimetur (unit of measure) · yue 毫米 (unit of measure) · el χιλιοστόμετρο (unit of measure) · th มิลลิเมตร (unit of measure) · sh mìlimetar (unit of measure) · fa-ira میلیمِتْر (unit of measure) · bg милиме́тър (unit of measure) · fa-ira میلیمِتْر (unit of measure) · hy միլիմետր (unit of measure) · ru миллиме́тр (unit of measure) · cs milimetr (unit of measure) · hak 米釐米特 /米厘米特 (unit of measure) · mn ᠮᠢᠯᠯᠢᠮᠧᠲ᠋ᠷ (unit of measure) · ko 밀리 (unit of measure) · sv millimeter (unit of measure) · sh мѝлиметар (unit of measure) · mg milimetatra (unit of measure) · khb ᦙᦲᦟᦲᦙᦶᧆ (unit of measure) · ko 밀리미터 (unit of measure) · hi मिलीमीटर (unit of measure) · eo milimetro (unit of measure) · cmn 毫米 (unit of measure) · lt milimetras (unit of measure) · lv milimetrs (unit of measure) · hi सहस्रिमान (unit of measure) · mn миллиметр (unit of measure) · nan-hbl 毫米 (unit of measure) · is millimetri (unit of measure) · vi milimet (unit of measure) · sw milimita (unit of measure) · ug مىللىمېتىر (unit of measure) · sa सहस्रिमान (unit of measure) · ja ミリ (unit of measure) · de Millimeter (unit of measure) · sk milimeter (unit of measure) · nn millimeter (unit of measure) · ar مِلِّيمِتْر (unit of measure)