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submillimetre

submillimetre is the alternative spelling of submillimeter.

Meaning of submillimeter

Adjective

submillimeter (not comparable)

  1. Less than a millimeter in size.

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Forms of submillimetre

pluralsubmillimetres

Origin of submillimetre

From sub- + millimetre.

Questions about submillimetre

What is submillimetre the alternative spelling of?
Submillimetre is the alternative spelling of submillimeter.

Words near submillimetre in the dictionary

  1. submillimeter
  2. submillimeter galaxies
  3. submillimeter galaxy
  4. submillimeter wave radiation
  5. submillimeters
  6. submillimetre
  7. submillimetres
  8. submillimetric
  9. submillimetrical
  10. submillimolar
  11. submillisecond

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