millimeter

See also: Millimeter, milliméter, and milli-meter

English

Etymology

From French millimètre, as if milli- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/, [ˈmɪləˌmiɾɚ]

  Audio (California):

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Noun

millimeter (plural millimeters)

2. US spelling of millimetre.

Derived terms

• micromillimeter
• submillimeter

Translations

millimetre — see millimetre

Further reading

• “millimeter”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “millimeter, millimetre”, in Google Books Ngram Viewer.

Anagrams

• millimètre, millimetre

Danish

Etymology

milli- +‎ meter

Noun

millimeter c (singular definite millimeteren, plural indefinite millimeter)

1. millimetre

Declension

Declension of millimeter

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	millimeter	millimeteren	millimeter	millimeterne
genitive	millimeters	millimeterens	millimeters	millimeternes

References

• “millimeter” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Etymology

From milli- +‎ meter.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

millimeter

1. millimetre

Further reading

• “millimeter” in Van Dale Onlinewoordenboek, Van Dale Lexicografie, 2007.

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪlːɪmeːtər/
• Rhymes: -ər
• Hyphenation: mil‧li‧me‧ter
• Homophone: millimeter

Noun

millimeter m (definite singular millimeteren, indefinite plural millimeter, definite plural millimeterne)

1. millimetre

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

millimeter m (definite singular millimeteren, indefinite plural millimeter, definite plural millimeterane or millimetrane)

1. millimetre

Swedish

Etymology

milli- +‎ meter

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪlɪˈmeːtɛr/, /ˈmɪlɪmeːtɛr/

• Audio:

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Noun

millimeter c

1. millimetre

Usage notes

Indefinite form plural could also be millimetrar/millimetrars

Declension

Declension of millimeter

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	millimeter	millimeters
	definite	millimetern	millimeterns
plural	indefinite	millimeter	millimeters
	definite	millimeterna	millimeternas

Derived terms

• ha millimetrarna på sin sida

Further reading

• “millimeter”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)