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- noun Plural form of
millimetre .
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Examples
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Personal account augmented by a chart showing the size of his unit over time, in millimetres!
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The two heavy leptons decay within millimetres of the point of collision and cannot be seen directly.
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"They're still expecting quite a bit of rain here, perhaps as much as 70 millimetres, which is quite a bit," CTV's Atlantic Bureau Chief Todd Battis reported from Shediac, N.B., on
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The average rainfall is 840 millimetres, which is about 84 centimetres.
Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7 2009
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With all the challenges, with two on match point, when she hit half the line, it was millimetres that cost me the tie-break.
Sam Stosur: Serena is intimidating even when on her best behaviour 2011
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"We are going to use the days that remain to perhaps achieve a few millimetres of movement," she said.
UN recognition of a Palestinian state receives public approval in Europe 2011
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It is measured in millimetres of mercury, written as mmHg and is expressed as two measurements – for instance a normal blood pressure is defined as below 140/90.
Dr Dillner's health dilemmas: should I have a blood pressure test? 2011
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How can a child fail to be entranced by the unspooling of a lavatory roll to show the entire story of the earth, and the marking of the handful of millimetres at the very end which represent the time mankind has been here?
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In other respects, after all, it boasts a slavish devotion to fair play: a bourgeois businessman, ruthless in the boardroom, will be lauded by his fellow golfers if he admits that he's moved his ball by two millimetres.
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So here come the spots: a quarter century of two, three, four and five-inch circles, with some as big as 40in across, and others just a couple of millimetres.
Full circle: the endless attraction of Damien Hirst's spot paintings 2012
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