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millimetro

/milˈli.me.tro/noun · masculineB1
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Meaning

millimetre

  • a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre

In a sentence

Questo pezzo di legno è lungo solo pochi millimetri.

This piece of wood is only a few millimetres long.

Hanno calcolato la misura al millimetro.

They calculated the measurement down to the millimetre.

La vite è più corta di due millimetri.

The screw is two millimetres shorter.

Word forms (2)
WordWord forms
millimetromasculine · singular
millimetrimasculine · plural

Usage notes

  • Abbreviated as 'mm'.
  • Stress falls on the second syllable: mil-LÌ-me-tro.
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