MILLIMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does millimeter mean? 

• MILLIMETER (noun)
  The noun MILLIMETER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

  Familiarity information: MILLIMETER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MILLIMETER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

millimeter; millimetre; mm

Hypernyms ("millimeter" is a kind of...):

metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "millimeter"):

micrometer; micron (a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)

Holonyms ("millimeter" is a part of...):

centimeter; centimetre; cm (a metric unit of length equal to one hundredth of a meter)

 Context examples 

A unit of length equal 1/12 inch, approximately 2.1167 millimeters.

(Line Unit of Length, NCI Thesaurus)

A millimeter is one thousandth of a meter.

(Millimeter, NCI Dictionary)

A number representing the outer diameter of a catheter where each integer represents 1/3 of a millimeter.

(French Catheter Gauge, NCI Thesaurus)

A cell based measurement for cell count per square millimeter area.

(Cells per Millimeter Squared, NCI Thesaurus)

The measurement in millimeters of the vertical thickness of primary cutaneous melanoma.

(Breslow thickness, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of resistance equal to the number of millimeters of mercury per unit of volume equal to one liter per unit of time equal to one minute.

(Millimeter Mercury Per Liter Per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one millimeter traveled per unit time equal to one second.

(Millimeter Per Second, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one millimeter traveled per unit time equal to one minute.

(Millimeter Per Minute, NCI Thesaurus)

A unit of both speed (scalar) and velocity (vector), defined as the distance of one millimeter travelled per unit time equal to one hour.

(Millimeter per Hour, NCI Thesaurus)

A non-SI manometric unit of pressure defined by a column of water at 4 degrees Celsius with a height of one millimeter.

(Millimeter of Water Column, NCI Thesaurus)