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millimetre

English

Alternative forms

  • millimeter (American)
  • millimètre (rare)

Etymology

From French millimètre

Pronunciation

Noun

millimetre (plural millimetres)

  1. (British spelling) An SI/MKS unit of measure, the length of 1?1000 of a metre. Symbol: mm

Related terms

  • millimetric

Translations

Anagrams

  • millimeter

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barleycorn

English

Etymology

From barley +? corn.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?b??(?)li?k??(?)n/

Noun

barleycorn (plural barleycorns)

  1. A grain of barley.
  2. (obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes
  3. (architecture, woodworking) A small groove between two mouldings.

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