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15 words
Korean word
밀리미터
Pronunciation
Romanizationmillimiteo
Meaning
- nounmillimeter
Example
이 나사의 길이는 5 밀리미터입니다.i na sa ui ki ri neun 5 mil li mi teo im ni da
The length of this screw is 5 millimeters.
More examples
이 종이의 두께는 약 0.1 밀리미터다.i chong i ui tu kke neun yak 0.1 mil li mi teo da
This paper is about 0.1 millimeters thick.
Core concept
A metric length that divides one meter into one thousand equal parts.
Common phrases
밀리미터 단위mil li mi teo ta nwi
millimeter unit
밀리미터로 표시mil li mi teo ro pyo si
displayed in millimeters
밀리미터 단위로mil li mi teo ta nwi ro
in millimeter units
Similar words
센티미터sentimiteo: A metric unit of length commonly used for the size of objects and body measurements.
미터miteo: A standard metric unit of length used for object lengths and distances.
밀리milli: A spoken Korean abbreviation for the one-thousandth-of-a-meter unit.
Definition in Korean
길이 단위로, 한 미터의 천분의 일에 해당하며 작은 길이를 세밀하게 측정할 때 쓰인다.ki ri ta nwi ro han mi teo ui cheon bu nui i re hae dang ha myeo cha geun ki ri reul se mil ha ge cheuk jjeong hal ttae sseu in da
Word origin
English millimeter is the source of the Korean term, combining the metric prefix milli with meter.
Usage tips
- Millimeters are especially useful when a centimeter is too large to show a small difference accurately.