millimetre

/ ˈmɪlɪˌmiːtə /

noun

1. mm. one thousandth of a metre

Example Sentences

"They broke my growing bones from the knee. Luckily my right leg did grow equally and now it's only a couple of millimetres' difference. I can still tell there is a difference!" she said.

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They found the tiny fish didn't just lose weight but got shorter by several millimetres.

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"It's choreographed to the nearest millimetre," he says.

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Thomas Ramos reduced the deficit from the tee before Sale were millimetres short of a third try as Tom Roebuck was adjudged to have been in touch before diving over.

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It said Hamas remained "firm in its refusal and has not budged a millimetre," accusing the group of "manipulation and psychological warfare".

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