Millimeter

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Millimeter \Mil"li*me`ter\, Millimetre \Mil"li*me`tre\, n. [F.
     millim[`e]tre; milli- milli- + m[`e]tre. 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}.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  millimeter
       n : a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
           [syn: {millimetre}, {mm}]