millimetre
noun/ˈmɪlimiːtə(r)/
/ˈmɪlimiːtər/
(US English millimeter)
(abbreviation mm)
- a unit for measuring length; a 1 000th of a metre
- (informal) The bullet missed his head by a millimetre.
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