What Does Millimeter Mean?

The millimetre or millimeter is a unit of length in the metric system, equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length. Therefore, there are one thousand millimetres in a metre. There are ten millimetres in a centimetre. One millimetre is equal to 1000 micrometres or 1000000 nanometres.

What do the word millimeter mean?

millimeter. [ mĭl′ə-mē′tər ] n. A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a meter (0.0394 inch).

What is an example of a millimeter?

The definition of a millimeter is one-thousandth of a meter. . 039 inches is an example of a millimeter. One thousandth of a meter, or 1/25th of an inch.

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