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MICROMILLIMETRE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does micromillimetre mean?
• MICROMILLIMETRE (noun)
The noun MICROMILLIMETRE has 1 sense:
1. a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Familiarity information: MICROMILLIMETRE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Synonyms:
micromillimeter; micromillimetre; millimicron; nanometer; nanometre; nm
Hypernyms ("micromillimetre" is a kind of...):
metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)
Meronyms (parts of "micromillimetre"):
A; angstrom; angstrom unit (a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)
Holonyms ("micromillimetre" is a part of...):
micrometer; micron (a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)
Domain region:
Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)
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