millimeter

/ˈmɪlɪˌmiːtər/
noun
  1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
    • The ant was only about five millimeters long.
    • She measured the screw's diameter as three millimeters.
    • The rainfall was recorded at 25 millimeters overnight.
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