"millimetre" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/ Audio: en-us-millimetre.ogg [US], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-millimeter.wav [US] Forms: millimetre [singular], millimetres [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A millimetre is one tenth of a centimetre.
    Sense id: simple-millimetre-en-noun-4nLY~X1t
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