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- noun Alternative form of
micromillimeter .
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- noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter
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In size their cells are commonly about 0.001 mm. (1 micromillimetre or 1 µ) in diameter, and from two to five times that length, but smaller ones and a few larger ones are known.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various
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A micromillimetre (μ) is 1/1000 of a millimetre or 1/25000 of an inch.
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