bore
noun
a unit for measuring the inside of a gun barrel
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the American spelling of centimetre
noun
a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are 100 centimetres in one metre.
noun
a unit for measuring length. An inch is equal to 2.54 centimetres. There are 12 inches in one foot
an American spelling of metre
noun
a unit for measuring very small lengths in the metric system. There are one million microns in a metre.
the American spelling of millimetre
noun
a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are 1000 millimetres in a metre.
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a unit for measuring length in the metric system. There are one billion (=one thousand million) nanometres in a millimetre.
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a unit for measuring length. There are three feet or 36 inches in a yard. One yard is equal to 0.91 metres.
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