Meanings
adjectivesubmillimetre (not comparable)
- alternativenot comparableAlternative spelling of submillimeter.
The rarer, submillimetre galaxies that form stars even more intensely 2, 12, 13 are largely merger-induced starbursts.
2008 January 22, A. Dekel et al., “Cold streams in early massive hot haloes as the main mode of galaxy formation”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7228, →DOI
nounsubmillimetre (plural submillimetres)
plural submillimetres
- alternativeAlternative spelling of submillimeter.
Origin
- Latinsub
- Latinsub-
- Englishsub-
- Englishmillimetre
- Englishsubmillimetre
From sub- + millimetre.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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APA
submillimetre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submillimetre
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“submillimetre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submillimetre. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “submillimetre,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/submillimetre.
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