Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

submillimeter

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English

Syllables
sub-mil-lime-ter
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Less than a millimeter in size.

noun

A unit or measurement that is less than a millimeter.

Example Sentences

Etymology

* sub- + millimeter

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

submillimetre (alternative) submillimeters (plural)

Phrases

submillimeter galaxy submillimeter wave radiation

Questions

What does submillimeter mean?
Less than a millimeter in size.
Where does submillimeter come from?
* sub- + millimeter

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