Note: The millionth part of a meter is now termed a {micron}, and the word micromillimeter does not conform to the IS use of the prefix {micro-}. [1913 Webster +PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
micromillimeter — see nanometer … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
micromillimeter — n. measure of length that is equal to one millionth of a millimeter … English contemporary dictionary
micromillimeter — mi·cro·millimeter … English syllables
micromillimeter — noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter • Syn: ↑nanometer, ↑nanometre, ↑nm, ↑millimicron, ↑micromillimetre • Hypernyms: ↑metric linear unit • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
μ mm micromillimeter [nanometer] — man made mineral fibers … Medical dictionary
micron — Micromillimeter Mi cro*mil li*me ter, n. [Micro + millimeter.] The millionth part of a meter. Note: The millionth part of a meter is now termed a {micron}, and the word micromillimeter does not conform to the IS use of the prefix {micro }. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
μmm — • micromillimeter [nanometer] … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
millimicron — noun a metric unit of length equal to one billionth of a meter • Syn: ↑nanometer, ↑nanometre, ↑nm, ↑micromillimeter, ↑micromillimetre • Hypernyms: ↑metric linear unit • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
mil|li|cron — «MIHL uh kron», noun. = micromillimeter. (Cf. ↑micromillimeter) … Useful english dictionary
nanometer — n. [Gr. nanos, dwarf; metron, a measure] Unit of measurement equal to one billionth of a meter; also called millimicron, micromillimeter and bicron … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
