Mil"li*me`ter, Mil"li*me`tre (?), n. [F. millimetre; milli- milli- + metre. See 3d Meter.]

A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d Meter.

 

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