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  2. Millimetre - Wikipedia

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    Different lengths as in respect to the electromagnetic spectrum, measured by the metre and its derived scales.The microwave is between 1 meter to 1 millimeter.. The millimetre (international spelling; SI unit symbol mm) or millimeter (American spelling) is a unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), equal to one thousandth of a metre, which is the SI base unit of length.

  3. Orders of magnitude (length) - Wikipedia

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    The millimetre (SI symbol: mm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10 −3 metres (⁠ 1 / 1 000 ⁠ m = 0.001 m). To help compare different orders of magnitude , this section lists lengths between 10 −3 m and 10 −2 m (1 mm and 1 cm).

  4. United States Mint coin sizes - Wikipedia

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    19.05 mm 3.11 g 1864-1982 Small Cent 19.05 mm 4.67 g 1856-1864 2.5 g 1982–present Three Dollar 20.5 mm 5.01 g 1853–1876 Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1866–present Nickel 21.21 mm 5 g 1942–1945 Twenty Cent 22 mm 5 g 1875–1878 $5 Half Eagle 21.6 mm 8.36 g 1795–1929 $10 American Gold Eagle 22 mm 7.78 g 1986–present $25 American Platinum Eagle ...

  5. Unit of length - Wikipedia

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    For example, the length two and a half meters is usually recorded as 2500 mm or 2.5 m; it would be considered non-standard to record this length as 250 cm. [7] [8]

  6. List of metric units - Wikipedia

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    Metric units are units based on the metre, gram or second and decimal (power of ten) multiples or sub-multiples of these. According to Schadow and McDonald, [ 1 ] metric units, in general, are those units "defined 'in the spirit' of the metric system, that emerged in late 18th century France and was rapidly adopted by scientists and engineers.

  7. 9 mm caliber - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of firearm cartridges that have bullets in the 9 millimeters (0.35 in) to 9.99 millimeters (0.393 in) caliber range. Case length refers to the round case length. OAL refers to the overall length of the loaded round. All measurements are given in millimeters, followed by the equivalent in inches between parentheses.

  8. Caliber - Wikipedia

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    In the case of a 12-gauge (18.5 mm) shotgun, it would take 12 spheres the size of the shotgun's bore to equal a pound. [12] A numerically larger gauge indicates a smaller barrel: a 20-gauge (15.6 mm) shotgun requires more spheres to equal a pound; therefore, its barrel is smaller than the 12-gauge. This metric is used in Russia as "caliber ...

  9. List of scale model sizes - Wikipedia

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    Works with 15 mm miniatures where a 6 foot man would equal 15.24 mm 1:110: 2.771 mm Used for some model ships, aircraft and diecast cars. 1:108: 2.822 mm An historic size for ships, also used for rockets and spacecraft. 15 mm figure scale for wargaming is considered interchangeable with this scale. [9] 1:100: 3.048 mm