millimeter

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millimeter

/ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/ Canada, US
[ˈmɪləˌmiɾɚ] Canada, US

Where it comes from

From French millimètre, as if milli- + meter.

noun millimeters

US US spelling of millimetre

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Closest in meaning: millimetre, mm, inch, unit, waves, semiautomatic, process, procedure, ripple, wave, drive, mmhg, centimeter, millimetric, micrometre, millimetres

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"millimeter." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/millimeter. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{millimeter_2026,
  title = {millimeter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/millimeter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}