der Millimeter
Translation
millimetre, mm
Examples
Das Brett ist 10 mm dick.
The board is 10 mm thick.
Der Regen betrug 5 mm pro Stunde.
The rainfall was 5 mm per hour.
Grammar Patterns
`[number] mm [adjective]` [number] millimetres [adjective] The board is 10 mm thick.
Similar Words
Antonyms: kilometer
Etymology
From Latin 'milli-' (thousandth) and 'meter'. An international unit of length.
Memory Tips
The thickness of a credit card is about 1 mm. It's used for very small measurements.