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millimeters
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a unit of measuring length equal to one thousandth of a meter
- The diameter of the wire is measured in millimeters.
- The width of the hair strand is typically less than a millimeter.
- The precision instrument can measure distances accurate to millimeters.
- The depth of the engraving is only a few millimeters.
- The seamstress used a ruler marked with millimeters for precise measurements.