Hypertext Webster Gateway: "millimeter"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Millimeter \Mil"li*me`ter\, Millimetre \Mil"li*me`tre\, n. [F.
millim[`e]tre; milli- milli- + m[`e]tre. See 3d {Meter}.]
A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the
thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See
3d {Meter}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
millimeter
n : a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
[syn: {millimetre}, {mm}]
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