millimetre
noun/ˈmɪlɪmiːtər/
Frequency rank: #18,703 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre.
Example sentence
The surgeon measured the incision to make sure it was within one millimetre of the plan.
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