millimetre

/ˈmɪlɪˌmiːtə/

Syllables mil·li·me·tre

Stress MIL-li-me-tre

Phonics Breakdown

mil

/mɪl/

short i

li

/lɪ/

short i

me

/miː/

magic e

tre

/tə/

schwa

Meaning

a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a metre

Sound Reference

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mil=/mɪl/(mill) + li=/lɪ/(lip) + me=/miː/(me) + tre=/tə/(metre ending)

Example

The crack is less than one millimetre wide.