to measure wood
2006-10-29 04:04:27 · 5 answers · asked by kleins614 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
On a ruler, looking at the metric side, they are the teeny-tiny lines. A millimeter is about the thickness of a dime.
2006-10-29 04:08:26 · answer #1 · answered by aquarius67_2000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All of the above are correct if you are looking for a general answer or definition regarding metric and "imperial" measurements.
Since the question is about measuring wood, you might really want to know how to convert millimeters into some measurement that is easier for you to use.
So, divide the number of millimeters (mm) by 25.4, and you will have inches.
The results will be in DECIMAL inches (for example, 54mm = 2.125 inches). If you need to convert to fractional inches, keep the whole number part and convert the decimal to fractions using this table:
.063 = 1/16
.125 = 1/8
.188 = 3/16
.250 = 1/4
.313 = 5/16
.375 = 3/8
.438 = 7/16
.500 = 1/2
.563 = 9/16
.625 = 5/8
.688 = 11/16
.750 = 3/4
.813 = 13/16
.875 = 7/8
.938 = 15/16
So 2.125 inches would be 2-1/18 inches.
Smaller units would be 1/32 of an inch for every 0.031 and 1/64 of an inch for every 0.015 (if you are doing something like scale modeling).
Hope that helps!
2006-10-29 04:23:09 · answer #2 · answered by Mustela Frenata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A millimeter is 1/10 of 1 centimeter or 1/1000 of a meter.
There are 2.54 centimeters in 1 inch or 25.4 millimeters in 1 inch.
2006-10-29 04:13:57 · answer #3 · answered by OU812 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
millimeter is a unit of measure.
2006-10-29 04:08:31 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ifa a meter has 1000 millimeters. It is one thousand of a meter.
2006-10-29 04:11:23 · answer #5 · answered by Martha P 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋