millimeter
noun
mil·li·me·ter
ˈmi-lə-ˌmē-tər 
variants
US millimeter
or British millimetre
: a unit of length equal to ¹/₁₀₀₀ meter see Metric System Table
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The doctor who operated on her told her parents the rope which cut into her leg stopped three millimeters away from an artery.
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
These particles are between about half a millimeter and 2 millimeters in size – roughly as thick as a penny.
—David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
On Vaca Key, south of Key Largo, sea level rise averaged 4.21 millimeters a year since 1971, equivalent to a rise of 1.38 feet in 100 years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
The company also demonstrated a custom chip that handled an even larger logical qubit, while only occupying a tiny fraction of a square millimeter and consuming just 8 milliwatts of power.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
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Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
These particles are between about half a millimeter and 2 millimeters in size – roughly as thick as a penny.
—David R. Montgomery, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2024
On Vaca Key, south of Key Largo, sea level rise averaged 4.21 millimeters a year since 1971, equivalent to a rise of 1.38 feet in 100 years.
—Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 10 July 2024
The company also demonstrated a custom chip that handled an even larger logical qubit, while only occupying a tiny fraction of a square millimeter and consuming just 8 milliwatts of power.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 9 July 2024
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millimeter
noun
mil·li·me·ter
ˈmil-ə-ˌmēt-ər
: a measure of length equal to ¹⁄₁₀₀₀ meter see metric system table
Medical Definition
millimeter
noun
mil·li·me·ter
variants
or chiefly British millimetre
: one thousandth of a meter
—abbreviation mm
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