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Millimetre

A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre.

1 mm is equal to:

• about 0.03937 inches
• 0.1 cm

See 1 E-3 m for comparisons.

The level of rainfall is also reported as millimeters as measured with a rain gauge.

micrometre << millimetre << centimetre

External links

• Length conversion: millimeters and micrometers to meters and prefixes
• Conversions of english and american length units to metric units
• Conversion calculator for units of length (Cleave Books)

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