Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

millimetre

/mˈɪləmˌitɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: mil-lime-tre
IPA: /mˈɪləmˌitɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm

Example Sentences

"Holonyms: centimetre < decimetre < metre < kilometre < megametre < gigametre < terametre < petametre"
"Meronyms: picometre < nanometre < micrometre"
"It is not permissible to use abbreviations for unit symbols or unit names, such as sec (for either s or second), sq. mm (for either mm² or square millimetre), cc (for either cm³ or cubic centimetre), or mps (for either m/s or metre per second)."

Etymology

From French millimètre, equivalent to milli- + metre.

Inflected Forms

millimetres (plural) millimeter (alternative, US) millimètre (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

micromillimetre Millimetternich submillimetre

Phrases

cubic millimetre millimetre of mercury

Frequently Paired Words

millimetric

Synonyms

mul:mm mil mill mike-mike millimeter mm

Rhymes With

millimeter

Questions

How do you pronounce millimetre?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪləmˌitɚ/.
What does millimetre mean?: An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ of a metre. Symbol: mm
Where does millimetre come from?: From French millimètre, equivalent to milli- + metre.

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