Millimeter \Mil"li*me`ter\, Millimetre \Mil"li*me`tre\, n. [F.
   millim[`e]tre; milli- milli- + m[`e]tre. See 3d Meter.]
   A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the
   thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See
   3d Meter.
   [1913 Webster]

	

	millimetre
    n 1: a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter
         [syn: millimeter, millimetre, mm]