ミリメートル

みりめーとる
noun
millimeter
quantity
1. millimeter (mm)
A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter. Commonly abbreviated as mm or ミリ in everyday use.
(あつ)()ミリメートルだ。
The thickness is two millimeters.
The precipitation reached fifty millimeters.
Please cut this board to a thickness of three millimeters.

A loanword from French "millimetre" (via German). In everyday conversation, it is almost always shortened to ミリ. The full form ミリメートル appears in technical writing, weather reports, and formal measurements.

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