millidegree

[ mil-i-di-gree ]
/ ˈmɪl ɪ dɪˌgri /

noun

one thousandth of a degree.

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earnest
full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.
a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.
urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.
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Origin of millidegree

First recorded in 1940–45; milli- + degree

Words nearby millidegree

millibar, millibarn, millicent, millicoulomb, millicurie, millidegree, millie, millieme, milliequivalent, millier, millifarad
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