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VocabJLPT N2

milli-

PrefixNoun

Definitions

1. milli-
2. 10^-3
3. millimetre
4. Milli-

A loanword from English short for "millimeter," a unit of measurement equal to one thousandth of a meter. It is commonly used in science, engineering, and everyday measurements in Japan.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

I raised the washing machine legs by 3mm and the vibration went down.

Sentence 2

My friend said, "The cut's only about 1mm deep."

Sentence 3

The edge of that glass is chipped by 1mm — that's dangerous.

Sentence 4

The design change requires us to reduce the height by 5mm.

Sentence 5

The step at the entrance was 3 millimeters too high and I tripped!