MICROMILLIMETRE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does micromillimetre mean? 

• MICROMILLIMETRE (noun)
  The noun MICROMILLIMETRE has 1 sense:

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

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• MICROMILLIMETRE (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 ("micromillimetre" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "micromillimetre"):

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 ("micromillimetre" is a part of...):

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

Domain region:

Britain (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)

Canada (a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada)