B2nounUK spelling: millimetrescience
US/ˈmɪl.ə.miː.tər/
UK/ˈmɪl.ɪ.miː.tə/
a unit for measuring length; there are ten in a centimeter
In context
The screen of the new phone is only seven millimeters thick.
Over 200 millimeters of rain fell in a single day.
The bullet missed his heart by a few millimeters.
Words that go with millimeter
noun + preposition
- millimeters of rainThe city got 150 millimeters of rain overnight.
noun + noun
- millimeters thickThe glass is five millimeters thick.
- millimeters wideThe crack is only two millimeters wide.
- by a millimeterThe ball missed the post by a millimeter.
adjective + noun
- every millimeterShe checked every millimeter of the painting.