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Use the symbol
mm
1 one thousandth from a meter (0.01 m)
T here are exactly 1000 mm
(millimeters) in the Base Unit of meter
1 millimeter
(1 mm)
Remember,
milli
is the prefix meaning
1 one thousandth (0.001).
So 1 one thousandth of the base unit meter
being 1 millimeter is simply written 1 mm
1 mm (1 millimeter)
about
the thickness of an
ordinary paper clip
or a guitar string.
3 mm of rain wouldn't
keep you from a
pleasant day of golf.
35 mm of rain is
a torrential
downpour.
Rainfall is measured in millimeters.
Film for this
camera
is 35 mm wide
no more
and no less.
Larger
Measurement from a millimeter
1
centimeter
(1 cm)
centi
is the prefix meaning
1 one hundredth of the base unit meter.
So, 1 one hundredth of a meter (0.01 m)
is simply written 1 cm
Larger
Measurement from a centimeter
1 meter
(1 m)
meter
is the Base Unit for Length and
all other Units are derived from it.
There are exactly 1000 millimeters
(1000 mm) in 1 meter (1 m)
Larger
Measurement from a meter
1 kilometer
(1 km)
"kilo"
is the prefix meaning 1000 times as much.
So, one thousand meters (1000 m)
being the length of 1 kilometer,
is simply written 1 km and is pronounced
"KILL-oh-meet-ur" NOT "kill-AH-mit-ur".
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If a "dime"
is about
1
mm (millimeter) thick, then 1000 dimes placed
side by side
would
be