millimetre

Questions about millimetre

What does millimetre mean?

millimetre means "a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter".

How many syllables are in millimetre?

millimetre has 4 syllables, though it cannot be divided in writing — the spelling has fewer vowels than the word has beats. In IPA it is /ˈmɪləˌmitɚ/.

What is another word for millimetre?

Close synonyms include millimeter, mm. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is millimetre a common word?

millimetre is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with millimetre?

9 words rhyme with millimetre. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.