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MICROMILLIMETER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does micromillimeter mean? 

MICROMILLIMETER (noun)
  The noun MICROMILLIMETER has 1 sense:

1. a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meterplay

  Familiarity information: MICROMILLIMETER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MICROMILLIMETER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

micromillimeter; micromillimetre; millimicron; nanometer; nanometre; nm

Hypernyms ("micromillimeter" is a kind of...):

metric linear unit (a linear unit of distance in metric terms)

Meronyms (parts of "micromillimeter"):

A; angstrom; angstrom unit (a metric unit of length equal to one ten billionth of a meter (or 0.0001 micron); used to specify wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation)

Holonyms ("micromillimeter" is a part of...):

micrometer; micron (a metric unit of length equal to one millionth of a meter)


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