Explore Millimetres through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Millimetres meaning
plural of millimetre
Using Millimetres
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of millimetre
- In the example corpus, millimetres often appears in combinations such as: millimetres of, to millimetres, than millimetres.
Context around Millimetres
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 14 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Millimetres
- In this selection, "millimetres" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, 130, four, 160, shy, tall and wide stand out and add context to how "millimetres" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1 6 millimetres to 3 and 10 20 millimetres which will. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "millimetres" sits close to words such as abject, accumulations and adi, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with millimetres
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
It's lost about 150 to 200 millimetres in parts. (10 words)
Over the last 24 hours, the park has received 27 millimetres of rainfall. (13 words)
Even as Safdurjung observatory recorded 35.2 millimetres rain, Palam observatory witnessed 20 millimetres. (14 words)
Forecasters for the Bureau said parts of the Hunter recorded upwards of 100 millimetres of rain for the week to May 6, and Swansea was saturated by a weekly total of 240.6 millimetres-the highest weekly fall in the state. (41 words)
Environment Canada says a winter storm will dump five to 10 centimetres of snow or ice pellets on some inland areas of Nova Scotia starting Thursday night, while up to 10 millimetres of rain is forecast along the Atlantic coast. (40 words)
And although there was some rebounding in March when the country received 84 millimetres of rainfall, just four millimetres shy of the expected amount, he said the country is still experiencing a drought. (33 words)
Example sentences (20)
A widespread 10 to 30 millimetres of rain is possible for central and eastern P.E.I., with heavier amounts of 30 millimetres to more than 50 millimetres up west.
And although there was some rebounding in March when the country received 84 millimetres of rainfall, just four millimetres shy of the expected amount, he said the country is still experiencing a drought.
Bahraini authorities have already recorded sea levels rising between 1.6 millimetres to 3.4 millimetres every year since 1976, bin Daina said.
Brisbane rainfall typically peaks in January and February at an average of about 160 millimetres, while December’s average sits around 130 millimetres.
Forecasters for the Bureau said parts of the Hunter recorded upwards of 100 millimetres of rain for the week to May 6, and Swansea was saturated by a weekly total of 240.6 millimetres-the highest weekly fall in the state.
It wasn't an easy featthe standard Headmaster glass is about 145 millimetres tall and about 80 millimetres wide with no handleit's hard to wrap your hands around more than a few.
Edmonton received roughly 117 millimetres of rain in June, much more than the 78 millimetres of rain the city has averaged over the last 30 years.
Even as Safdurjung observatory recorded 35.2 millimetres rain, Palam observatory witnessed 20 millimetres.
Over on the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt had just 16.2 millimetres of precipitation for the month, while Gibsons recorded 35.8 millimetres of rain.
The most rain falls in July, on average 54 millimetres, the least in February, with 30 millimetres on average.
According to a special weather statement by Environment Canada, the region will likely see 15 to 25 millimetres of precipitation on Thursday, starting early in the morning and continuing into the evening.
According to Sekhon, the Comox Valley received 260 millimetres of rain, about 39 per cent more than the average monthly precipitation.
According to Weatherzone, there's an 80 per cent chance of rain that could bring anywhere between 10-20 millimetres, which will no doubt make the conditions humid and sticky.
Environment Canada estimated around 130 millimetres of rain fell in the area over a two-hour period on Saturday.
Environment Canada says a winter storm will dump five to 10 centimetres of snow or ice pellets on some inland areas of Nova Scotia starting Thursday night, while up to 10 millimetres of rain is forecast along the Atlantic coast.
He expects up to 50 millimetres of rain will hit the southwest corner of the province by Saturday.
It's lost about 150 to 200 millimetres in parts.
Most of the south-east saw only occasional showers, but Melbourne had more persistent rain with falls of between 20 and 25 millimetres around the city, Surrey Hills and Preston.
On June 20, 2022, some parts of the city were inundated by upwards of 60 millimetres of rain in under two hours.
Over the last 24 hours, the park has received 27 millimetres of rainfall.
Common combinations with millimetres
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- millimetres of 46×
- to millimetres 17×
- than millimetres 8×
- about millimetres 7×
- few millimetres 7×
- of millimetres 6×
- recorded millimetres 5×
- millimetres to 4×
- received millimetres 4×
- millimetres in 4×