submillimeter

[ suhb-mil-uh-mee-ter ]
/ sʌbˈmɪl əˌmi tər /

adjective

less than a millimeter in size: a submillimeter wave.

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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 submillimeter

First recorded in 1950–55; sub- + millimeter

Words nearby submillimeter

submersible, submetacentric, submetallic, submicron, submicroscopic, submillimeter, subminiature, subminiature camera, subminiaturize, subminimum, subminimum wage
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