[ noun ] a metric unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter <noun.quantity>
Millimeter \Mil"li*me`ter\, Millimetre \Mil"li*me`tre\, n. [F. millim[`e]tre; milli- milli- + m[`e]tre. See 3d {Meter}.] A lineal measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d {Meter}.
'Often there is a only a millimetre of difference in the size and parts.
Surgical thread a thousandth of a millimetre thick is woven into the bed of existing hair and then extended and enhanced with real hair, matched for colour and texture.