Definition of "millimeter" []

• A unit of length equal to one thousandth (10-3) of a meter, or 0.0394 inch. See Table at measurement. (noun)

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• "The most recent technology that's out there today, which is in several airports throughout the United States in a voluntary basis, uses what we call a millimeter wave system, which actually looks under the clothing of an individual."
• "You will obey my orders or — My wrist twitched and the scalpel sped the length of the room and thudded into a distant pillow — a scant millimeter from the shocked face of a crewman."
• "Directed by David Jones, the production oozes that solemn archness, often found in historical drama, that stops only a millimeter from the free-fall zone of camp."