Vocabulary
der
Millimeter
/ˌmɪliˈmeːtɐ/· noun· Pl. die Millimeter
millimetre
Der Millimeter (mm) — a tenth of a centimetre: screws, rain in the weather report, a race won by a few millimetres.
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- Singular
- der Millimeter
- Plural
- die Millimeter
- Genitiv
- des Millimeters
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Millimeter
millimetre
Das Regal ist nur fünf Millimeter zu breit.
The shelf is only five millimetres too wide.
Word family
Millimeterder Metermetreder Zentimetercentimetreder Kilometerkilometremillimetergenauaccurate to the millimetre
Common combinations
- ein paar Millimetera few millimetres
- um einen Millimeterby one millimetre
- auf den Millimeter genauaccurate to the millimetre
Common learner mistakes
- der Milimeterder MillimeterIt is written with double l, like English millimetre (milli- = a thousandth).
Real examples
- Heute Nacht sind zehn Millimeter Regen gefallen.Ten millimetres of rain fell last night.
- Er hat den Rekord nur um zwei Millimeter verpasst.He missed the record by just two millimetres.
- Die Schraube ist acht Millimeter lang.The screw is eight millimetres long.
