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| microwave |
any extremely high-frequency electromagnetic wave whose wavelength is between one millimeter and one meter. [1/2 definitions] |
| mil1 |
a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch or .0254 millimeter, used to measure the diameter of wire or the like. [1/2 definitions] |
| mm |
abbreviation of "millimeter," or "millimeters," a unit of length equal to one thousandth of a meter or 0.03937 inch. |
| radio wave |
an electromagnetic wave with a wavelength of between one millimeter and thirty thousand meters, or a frequency of between ten kilohertz and three hundred thousand megahertz. |
| subminiature |
an extremely small still camera that takes photographs on sixteen-millimeter or similar film. [1/3 definitions] |
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