millimetre
gb/mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/ us/mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/
A2
Inglês
Aceções
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Nome
A2
quantity
1
one thousandth of a metre
A metric unit for very small lengths (1/1000 of a metre).
Padrão de uso:
[number] millimetre(s); in millimetres; a millimetre of [material]
Erro comum:
In American English the usual spelling is millimeter; the abbreviation is mm (not m).
Sinónimos
millimeter (American English spelling.)
|
mm (Common written abbreviation, especially in measurements.)
Antónimos
metre (A much larger metric length unit (1000 millimetres).)
Colocações
millimetre measurement
|millimetre scale
|millimetre accuracy
|millimetre precision
|millimetre gap
|millimetre thick
|millimetre wide
|millimetre-long
|a few millimetres
|several millimetres
Temas
measurement
|math
|science
|daily_life
Exemplos
- The crack is only two millimetres wide.
- The lab reports the sample thickness in millimetres.
- The surgeon made an incision about 5 millimetres long.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- The pen is 10 millimetres thick.
- It moved one millimetre.
Nome
B1
quantity
2
a tiny amount or distance
A very, very small amount.
Padrão de uso:
not a millimetre; by a millimetre; a millimetre of [change/progress]
Erro comum:
This figurative use is common in negatives (e.g., not a millimetre) and usually means ‘not at all’.
Sinónimos
a tiny bit (More informal and less precise.)
|
an iota (More formal; often used in negatives.)
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a fraction (Emphasizes a very small part rather than distance.)
Antónimos
a lot (Indicates a large amount or big change.)
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miles (Informal exaggeration for a very large distance/amount.)
Colocações
not a millimetre
|move a millimetre
|give a millimetre
|change a millimetre
|a millimetre of progress
|by a millimetre
Temas
daily_life
|communication
Exemplos
- He wouldn’t move a millimetre on the price.
- The plan didn’t change a millimetre after the meeting.
- She missed the target by a millimetre.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- It didn’t move a millimetre.
- I was late by a millimetre.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
millimetre
IPA
GB/mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/
US/mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/
Sílabas e acento
mil - li - metre (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (mil)
Formas da palavra
Noun
- Base: millimetre
- Plural: millimetre, millimetres
Família de palavras
Expressões
down to the last millimetre
1/dˈaʊn tə ðə lˈæst mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/
fixed phrase
with no extra space left
Exactly, with no extra space.
Exemplos
- The new fridge fit into the alcove down to the last millimetre.
- He planned the layout down to the last millimetre.
- The parts were machined down to the last millimetre.
every millimetre counts
1/ˈɛvɹi mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ kˈaʊnts/
fixed phrase
small differences matter
Even small things are important.
Exemplos
- In sprinting, every millimetre counts at the finish line.
- When you’re fitting furniture into a small space, every millimetre counts.
- On a tight budget, every millimetre counts when cutting materials.
millimetre by millimetre
1/mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ bˈaɪ mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/
fixed phrase
very slowly and carefully
Very slowly, little by little.
Exemplos
- They inched the sofa through the doorway millimetre by millimetre.
- The rescuers moved the debris millimetre by millimetre.
- She adjusted the picture millimetre by millimetre until it was straight.
not move a millimetre
1/nˈɑt mˈuv ə mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ/
idiom
refuse to change position or opinion
To not change at all.
Exemplos
- The landlord wouldn’t move a millimetre on the rent.
- She dug in her heels and didn’t move a millimetre.
- The committee didn’t move a millimetre despite public pressure.
within a millimetre of
1/wɪðˈɪn ə mˈɪlɪmˌitɚ əv/
fixed phrase
extremely close to something
Almost at or almost happening.
Exemplos
- The ball landed within a millimetre of the line.
- We were within a millimetre of winning the contract.
- The cyclist came within a millimetre of the barrier.