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millimeter
(mm)
also spelled millimetre
Use the symbol mm
1 one thousandth from a meter (0.001 m)
There are exactly 1000 m (millimeters) in the
Base Unit of measure meter.
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1 millimeter
(1 mm)
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Remember,
milli
is the
prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
1 one thousandth of the
base unit meter being 1 millimeter
is
simply written 1 mm
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1 mm
(1 millimeter)
about
the thickness of an
ordinary paper clip.
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A guitar string can be
about 1 mm
thick.
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The thickness of a credit
card is about 1 mm thick.
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3 mm of rain wouldn't
keep
you from a
pleasant day of golf,
whereas 35 mm of rain is
a torrential
downpour.
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