millimetre

/ˈmɪlɪˌmiːtər/
noun
  1. A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter.
    • The insect was only five millimetres long.
    • The rainfall was recorded at 12 millimetres overnight.
    • She measured the screw's diameter as 3 millimetres.
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