millimetre
Thousandth of meter
A millimetre is one thousandth of a metre, or about 0.039 inches—roughly the thickness of a credit card or a few sheets of paper.
This metric unit, spelled millimeter in American English, is the standard measurement for small precise distances in engineering, medicine, and everyday contexts where centimetres would be too coarse.
The tumor measured just three millimetres across.
Adjust the setting by a couple of millimetres.
One who governs
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
- scaleMeasure of relative size
dimension · vernier · increment · graduation · marking · spacing · precision · accuracy
Science of precise quantification
- interferometryMeasurement using wave combination patterns
- spectrometryMeasuring radiation to identify substances
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
- opticsScience of illumination
wavelength · resolution · nanoscale · picometre · angstrom · micrometre · laboratory · instrumentation
Detailed technical drawing
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- CADTechnical drawing technology
- CNCAutomated machining via code
- machiningSubtractive metalworking process
fabrication · tolerance · dimensioning · specification · prototyping · manufacturing · assembly · design
Extremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
- hairbreadthExtremely narrow margin
sliver · trace · wafer-thin · razor-thin · paper-thin · imperceptible · negligible · marginal
ruler
One who governs
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
scale · dimension · vernier · increment · graduation · marking · spacing · precision · accuracy · tolerance
metrology
Science of precise quantification
- interferometryMeasurement using wave combination patterns
- spectrometryMeasuring radiation to identify substances
- microscopyTechnique using powerful lenses
optics · wavelength · resolution · nanoscale · picometre · angstrom · micrometre · laboratory · instrumentation · calibration
blueprint
Detailed technical drawing
machining · fabrication · tolerance · dimensioning · specification · prototyping · manufacturing · assembly · design · clearance
tiny
Extremely small in size
- minuteSixtieth of an hour
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- fractionalDescribing incomplete portions
hairbreadth · sliver · trace · wafer-thin · razor-thin · paper-thin · imperceptible · negligible · marginal · incremental
millimetrekilometre
Thousand meters
light-year · mile · parsec · astronomical unit · league
- nine millimeterHandgun cartridge diameter
- square millimeterMetric area unit, tiny